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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives (apnews.com)

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When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy.

What Lee Zeldin didn’t mention: how ending the rules could have devastating consequences to human health.

The EPA-targeted rules could prevent an estimated 30,000 deaths and save $275 billion each year they are in effect, according to an Associated Press examination that included the agency’s own prior assessments as well as a wide range of other research.

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[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

True, but in the short term, their elimination will provide a windfall for some corporations that will go toward bonuses and dividends for a handful of executives and shareholders, which in turn will allow them to buy more mansions and bigger yachts, and that's really all that matters now.