Health professionals are warning that the Trump administration’s sweeping rollbacks of air quality regulations could lead to a rise in environmental-related illnesses and premature deaths among American families. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin has initiated a significant deregulatory push, aiming to eliminate protections against pollutants like mercury and tailpipe emissions. While industry groups support these changes for promising affordable energy, health experts argue that they undermine crucial health and economic benefits, potentially resulting in a sicker population with higher rates of lung and cardiovascular diseases.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin described the deregulatory actions as "the biggest and greatest deregulatory push in U.S. history," aimed at lowering costs for families.
Public health experts warn that these rollbacks will lead to increased rates of environmental-related illnesses, making America "sicker and poorer" if successful.
The Trump administration's rollbacks weaken critical rules addressing health threats, including mercury emissions and tailpipe pollution, which could increase lung and cardiovascular diseases.
Industry groups celebrated the EPA's actions, claiming they will provide more "affordable, reliable and secure American energy" despite health experts' concerns.
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