Right now, the air we breathe is in crisis. Health care professionals have a responsibility to help diagnose and treat patients, and to help the community at large when there is a crisis. Right now, the air we breathe is in crisis. In the current era of deregulation and administrative disregard of scientific data, the medical community must stand up to present rational policy and evidence-based recommendations to make sure the public is safeguarded and the air we breathe is safe.