The number of avoidable asthma attacks could soar due to EPA’s Clean Air Act rollback spree, a liberal-leaning advocacy group concludes in a new overview.
Another emerging air quality threat is President Donald Trump’s ambition to revitalize American manufacturing, according to two environmental groups that in a second report urge the wholesale electrification of the boilers that power factories and other plants.
And in a third study focused on papermakers, another advocacy organization finds that — because of a reporting loophole — the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions are far higher than previously disclosed.
Taken together, the three recently released reports outline a status quo that was worrisome even before Trump took office, but could now worsen significantly depending on the success of his deregulatory drive.
