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American Lung Association targets Upton

The American Lung Association is running ads in Michigan targeting Rep. Fred Upton’s comments about the EPA.
By Ken Paulman

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The American Lung Association is running ads in Michigan targeting Rep. Fred Upton’s comments about the EPA, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports.

The ad, which features a red carriage and the sound of a coughing infant, with the message ​“more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks.”

In an August 5 statement, Upton said ​“millions of American jobs are in jeopardy because of the costly rules proposed or under development by the EPA, and that’s just one agency.”

However, a February poll commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that 62 percent of respondents in Upton’s district opposed Congressional efforts to weaken EPA regulations.

Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025.

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