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If you remove vehicles EV or not, you win on all sides. I guess those who are against EV think about. As someone who suffers from air pollution, I'd welcome EV

by wiz21c 5y ago

If you remove vehicles EV or not, you win on all sides. I guess those who are against EV think about. As someone who suffers from air pollution, I'd welcome EV happily, but knowing that it's just a part of the (very) long term solution. I remember that Trump was not much in fighting about climate change but much more into fighting against air pollution. On that account he was not completely wrong. Air pollution kills many people as others said.

tuxman 5y ago
Trump being into fighting air pollution is a new take I have not heard before. Policy-wise, his administration was vehemently anti-regulation[0] and rolled back many air quality regulations protecting us from toxic substances like coal ash[1], which contains heavy metals like mercury and arsenic. The most egregious example in my opinion was the attempt to end California's legal authority to set its own, more stringent, emissions standards[2]. The edict was even opposed by a majority of automakers. Luckily many of these rulings have been rolled-back or are in the process of being reversed. Air pollution even from tires and brakes, let alone from gasoline, is a large health problem and should be discussed more. [0] - https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-trump-administrations-track-record-on-the-environment/ https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-... [1] - https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2017/12/coal-ash-rule/ https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2017/12/coal-ash-rule/ [2] - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/26/22404403/california-tailpipe-standards-epa-transportation-department https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/26/22404403/california-tailp...
thinkcontext 5y ago
> I remember that Trump was not much in fighting about climate change but much more into fighting against air pollution You are going to have to source that. Trump championed coal, eviscerated the EPA, rolled back air quality regulations, etc.

by wiz21c 5y ago

tuxman 5y ago

Trump being into fighting air pollution is a new take I have not heard before. Policy-wise, his administration was vehemently anti-regulation[0] and rolled back many air quality regulations protecting us from toxic substances like coal ash[1], which contains heavy metals like mercury and arsenic. The most egregious example in my opinion was the attempt to end California's legal authority to set its own, more stringent, emissions standards[2]. The edict was even opposed by a majority of automakers. Luckily many of these rulings have been rolled-back or are in the process of being reversed. Air pollution even from tires and brakes, let alone from gasoline, is a large health problem and should be discussed more. [0] - https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-trump-administrations-track-record-on-the-environment/ https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-... [1] - https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2017/12/coal-ash-rule/ https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2017/12/coal-ash-rule/ [2] - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/26/22404403/california-tailpipe-standards-epa-transportation-department https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/26/22404403/california-tailp...

thinkcontext 5y ago

> I remember that Trump was not much in fighting about climate change but much more into fighting against air pollution You are going to have to source that. Trump championed coal, eviscerated the EPA, rolled back air quality regulations, etc.