Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits?

MedPage Today April 7, 2024
Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MHS

— The new clean car standards provide health and climate benefits alike

I grew up in a majority immigrant community in Baltimore with large-scale factories and several major highways surrounding us. Breathing in toxic pollution and diesel was part of living in my neighborhood. In fact, we knew the smell of pollution more than we knew the scent of fresh, clean air. Today, I am a pulmonologist, and every day, I care for adults and children who are living with chronic diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whose health is impacted by traffic pollution.

Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new measures to clean up vehicle emissions that will help the kids in my old neighborhood,...

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