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Stop EPA's Rollbacks For Polluters!

While we’ve all been adjusting, and re-adjusting, to a multitude of changes these past few months, the EPA has been quietly attacking vital public-health measures during a public-health crisis.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suspended enforcement of critical monitoring and reporting requirements of polluting industries, requirements which were established to protect public health.

They announced the final Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) vehicles rule, which would overturn existing fuel efficiency standards that are more robust and safer for public health.

And they undermined the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a rule that has been in place since 2011, which limits mercury, lead and other harmful pollutants from power plants.

In a time when the health of our families, loved ones, and communities is a top priority, this is deeply concerning. These moves by the EPA will result in exposing us to more pollution, which means unhealthy air and water.

We know that air pollution damages our health. During this critical time the EPA should be doing all they can to protect our health.

We need to ensure we are doing everything we can to protect public-health during the Coronavirus crisis, not giving out rollbacks to polluters.

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Subject: Protect Public Health: Stop EPA Rollbacks For Polluters

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Right now, the health of my family and my loved ones is a top priority. I am deeply concerned to hear that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suspended enforcement of environmental regulations, including vital monitoring and reporting requirements that were established to protect public health. The EPA also announced the final Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) vehicles rule, which would overturn existing fuel efficiency standards that are more robust and safer for public health. Weaker fuel standards needlessly worsen asthma symptoms for the 24 million Americans, including 6.3 million children, who suffer from asthma. Additionally, they will cause more respiratory problems, pneumonia, heart attacks, strokes and other health problems. And most recently, the EPA undermined the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a rule that has been in place since 2011, which limits mercury, lead and other harmful pollutants from power plants. These moves by the EPA will result in exposing the public to more pollution, and no one wants unhealthier air and water. We know that pollution damages our health and during this critical time we should be doing all we can to protect public health. Air pollution makes people more susceptible to respiratory viruses, such as influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), so it is likely to assume the same for the Coronavirus. And people who live in areas with increased air pollution are more likely to get viral infections and get sicker once they are infected. We need to ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect public-health during the Coronavirus crisis, not giving out regulatory rollbacks to polluters. I urge you to call on the EPA to protect public-health during this public-health crisis by immediately stopping any additional rollbacks and ensuring extended comment deadlines, giving adequate time for citizen input. Sincerely,

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