Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse…

…The report further found that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to unhealthy air. As a result, they are more likely to live with one or more chronic health conditions that make them more vulnerable to pollution, including asthma, diabetes, and heart disease…

…Since returning to office last year, the Trump administration has initiated at least 70 actions to roll back environmental and climate protections. Among them is the loosening of regulations on power plants that limit mercury and other hazardous air toxics.

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[–] 12 points 6 months ago

Not like the pro oil government gives a shit about something they think isn't real in the first place. To them if you can't see it doesn't exist.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    And you think that the US government, which classically gave barely a single shit about things like this, would give a shit now?

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    [–] 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, but how are corporate profits? Are they healthy?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I commute by bike with a respirator, but sometimes I sleep in and have to rush out during the time kids are going to school and in the old days they would shout stuff like "nice bike bane!" and now I don't even have a clue what they are saying. I don't understand the references or slang and it's not just white and asian kids pretending to be black any more. My headcanon is that they are cluelessly breathing all this shit in and its making them stupid.

    I'm pretty sure my decades of breathing this shit plays a part in how much my mind has deteriorated at least.

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