03-30-2019, 12:48 PM
Quote:Climate change garners most of the headlines, but the Trump administration is pushing a much larger and broader pro-pollution agenda whose latest manifestation is a push at the EPA to overturn a long-established scientific consensus that fine particulate pollution (colloquially “soot”) kills people..Trump EPA appointees want more air pollution — that’s a very bad idea - Vox
Read the article for how they are loosening standards that regulate toxic fine particle pollution and there are also a host of studies mentioned that show just how bad these are.
Another industry lobby that wins out over the health of ordinary people (Drain the swamp! Keep America safe!) and a libertarian fantasy that free markets don't need regulation..