Yeah the pesticide reversal was a huge win for Monsanto. Nobody knows what their chemicals do to you, but it really helps the bottom line. Everything else is what you'd expect from the GOP war on science.
So you decided not to read the link and just spout opinions?
I thought you guys said their was. no war on coal? God damn they tried to destroy an industry based on a study they couldn't release?
Translation ~ Obama's EPA made shit up ..
From.the link ...
Harvard Study
The Obama administration’s EPA used the 1993 Harvard Six Cities Study to justify air quality regulations on particulate matter, or particles of pollution in the air.
The regulations—linked to devastating the coal industry—also affect automobiles, power plants and factories.
In 2013 the House Science, Space and Technology Committee subpoenaed the EPA for data from the
study, which links particulate air pollution to infant mortality.
'The American people should be confident that when agencies regulate, they rely on up-to-date, accurate, and unbiased information.'
- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
But in 2014, then-EPA Administrator
Gina McCarthy told the committee the agency couldn’t produce either the Harvard study or information from a 1994 American Cancer Society study—claiming the EPA didn’t own the information.
The regulations are not what is devastating the coal industry. Cheap natural gas, and the fact that now both wind and solar produce electricity cheaper by the kilowatt than even dirty coal does. In other words, simple economics. As far as the health affects of air pollution;
AMA on Air Pollution
It is important that people understand that air pollution can affect not only the lungs, but virtually every organ and system in the body," said John Kimball Scott, an otolaryngologist and president-elect of NAPE, who served as floor manager of the AMA resolution, in a press release announcing its passage. The report emphasizes the need for more research and public education on the consequences of air pollution. "There is no question that air pollution can be a serious public health hazard and that prevention of air pollution will lead to disease prevention," says the report.
Doctors and the Environment
"Pollution prevention is disease prevention" is the theme of the National Association of Physicians for the Environment (NAPE), founded in 1992 to help physicians and medical specialty organizations examine the impacts of environmental pollutants on health; educate physicians, patients, and the public about these impacts; and work for the reduction or elimination of
environmental pollutants. NAPE also works to involve physicians in global environmental issues such as biological diversity."" Airing the Word on Pollution
According to the conference summary, published 20 September 1995, air pollutants can enter the body through various ways--not just by inhalation. They can be absorbed through the skin or ingested by eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated, possibly through bioaccumulation in the food chain. The pollutants in food and water that humans and animals are most likely to be exposed to include pesticides, PCBs, dioxin, and heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and mercury, says the report. Such pollutants can cause a variety of adverse health effects including respiratory ailments, damage to the blood system leading to anemia or leukemia, heart disease, including hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias, and damage to the urogenital system resulting in kidney disease, bladder cancer, and reproductive problems. In addition, the skeletal system stores heavy metals such as lead that may accumulate over time. During times of bone loss such as pregnancy, lactation, or osteoporosis, the stored toxins may be released back into the body causing health problems, especially in women, newborn children, and senior citizens.
