US Car Emissions Rollback Endangers People’s Health

Expand Cars are seen on highway 101 in Palo Alto, California, September 17, 2019. © 2019 Yichuan Cao/Sipa via AP Images United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of dramatically reduced fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, a move expected to lead to increased air pollution and emission of billions of tons more greenhouse gases, is the latest in a series of attacks on environmental protection since Trump took office. These have included the rollback of dozens of laws and regulations designed to protect the environment and human health. For example, late last week, the US Environmental…

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