The party-line vote marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act that Congress has moved to weaken the power of the landmark environmental law.
  • Grool The Demon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    12 days ago

    Everything is fiiiiiiiine… I mean we’re only talking about:

    Alkylated lead compounds

    Polycyclic organic matter (POM)

    Mercury

    Hexachlorobenzene

    Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB)

    2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofurans (TCDF)

    2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

    So the cancer rates, neurotoxicity rates, kidney and liver disease rates, and general bad for you vibes might keep happening. Its all for progress right?.. Right?

    • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      15 days ago

      If people don’t want these things in their air, why don’t they just vote with their wallets and NOT BUY products that create these byproducts, or move to a place that better suits their snowflake-lungs?

      Worst case, if you develop cancer after 5 years of exposure, you can exercise your right to sue the company for damages and be made whole again.

      We don’t need government hamstringing industry when the free market can sort these things out!

      /s (because who the fuck knows these days)

    • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
      8·
      15 days ago

      Hey, my doc just said I was low on vitamin Mercury Hexachlorobenzene Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB) 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofurans (TCDF) 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. I’m saved!