EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
This proposal is the latest in a string of action by this administration that will give oil and auto companies a free pass while drivers are forced to make more trips to the pump and breathe dirtier air.
The following is a statement from Kathy Harris, director for clean vehicles at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
“The EPA has one job, to protect the health and welfare of the American people. But, yet again, the Trump EPA is choosing polluters over people.
“Delaying these standards is going to mean more toxic pollutants spewing from tailpipes, and more soot and smog in our cities. That means more asthma, more heart attacks, and more lung disease.
“EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to want to provide clean air and clean water, but time after time he is acting to increase pollution. The Trump administration’s war on our health continues unabated.”
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd).