What do you care about more, cheap gas or the types of lives your grandchildren or great grandchildren will be living? Regulations solved the ozone issue, lead

What do you care about more, cheap gas or the types of lives your grandchildren or great grandchildren will be living? Regulations solved the ozone issue, leaded gasoline, etc. It has also failed many times. It's tricky, I get it. But it can be possible to create effective regulations. Sometimes situations demand we try -- this looks like one to me.