Once again, the GOP has put party and profits over people. The Republican-led Senate approved to overturn an EPA rule that limited some of the most hazardous air pollutants emitted by heavy industry.
For the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act, Congress has weakened the rules on emitting seven pollutants.
Republican Senator John Curtis introduced the resolution,
saying it “disincentivized” companies to deploy new technology to reduce
pollution. He said the rule passed by the Biden Administration “shut the door
on progress”.
Of course, Lee Zeldin, Environmental Pollution Agency Administrator,
who lives in a fantasy world, said it won’t have adverse impacts on health or
the environment.
Just FYI, here are the seven pollutants named in the
resolution and their impacts on health.
Alkyllead compounds – Most common are tetraethyllead and
tetramethyllead used as gasoline additives.
Neurotoxins, more toxic than inorganic forms of lead. Lead adversely affects almost every organ of
the body.
Polycyclic organic matter (POM) – A class of compounds that
includes hundreds of chemicals including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH).
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.healtheffects.org/system/files/SR16-Polycyclic_Organic_Matter.pdf
Mercury – Seriously?
Hexachlorobenzene – Shown to cause death, systemic,
neurological, developmental, endocrine, and immunological toxicity in humans.
One of the “dirty dozen” chemicals outlawed by the Stockholm Convention in
2001.
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp90-c2.pdf
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) – Manufacturing was banned
in 1979. Possible carcinogen.
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls#healtheffects
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2_3_7_8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran#section=Safety-and-Hazards
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin – Linked to liver
injury, dysbiosis, and heart defects
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-votes-to-overturn-epa-rule-limits-7-hazardous-air-pollutants-clean-air-act/
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