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America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era

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150 points pmags | 1 comments | 10 Apr 25 12:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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JKCalhoun ◴[10 Apr 25 13:20 UTC] No.43643507[source]▶
> projected would, in that year alone, prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths and 800,000 cases of asthma, reaping up to $46 billion in health benefits.

That's the even crazier part - the savings in health benefits. Not sure what it takes to motivate even the most selfish out there.

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1. lawn ◴[10 Apr 25 13:42 UTC] No.43643688[source]▶
The same people that are pushing for increased pollution broadly support banning abortions, cutting down Usaid, and want to ban vaccines.

The evidence points to saving lives is not a priority, or they're just clueless.