Lawmakers Demand Answers From EPA on Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Air-Quality Standards
The letter comes as the
In addition to expressing concern about the increased health risks associated with the rollbacks, especially for Americans living in low-income and minority communities, the lawmakers demanded that the agency provide the committee detailed answers to several written questions about the administration's efforts to weaken the nation's air-quality standards and discredit the role of science in the agency's proceedings.
"These actions are particularly alarming in light of the recent warnings underscoring the impacts of climate change on air quality and the health of the American people," the lawmakers wrote to
The letter - which was signed by DeGette, Chair of the
The report also found that, unless stronger air-quality standards are implemented, climate change will cause the nation's air-pollution levels to worsen, resulting in increased adverse health effects and premature death for many Americans, particularly among children, older adults and pregnant women.
A similar study by
A copy of the lawmakers' letter is available here (https://degette.house.gov/sites/degette.house.gov/files/EPA.2019.1.28.%20Letter%20re%20EPA%20Air%20Rollbacks.EE_.OI_.pdf).
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