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Letter to
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0175

Please take action to protect our ocean and coastal waters from ocean acidification. I urge the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on ocean acidification that will help to prevent the harmful impacts of acidification.

I am concerned about the threat of ocean acidification on the natural marine environment and the coastal communities that depend on our oceans. Carbon dioxide pollution, the result of our burning of fossil fuels, has changed seawater chemistry at a rate faster than seen in millions of years, affecting the growth, reproduction, and health of all marine life. Scientists predict that continued declines in pH could lead to collapse of global fisheries and cause coral reefs to dissolve, affecting the food supply and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.

I understand that EPA has an ability to use the Clean Water Act to get a handle on the pollution that is causing acidification.Ocean acidification represents a threat to biological diversity that is likely as severe as global warming. Thus, it should be a national priority to take prompt action to curb ocean acidification. I support EPA taking action under the Clean Water Act to help protect our oceans and coastal resources from the threat of ocean acidification.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.