Researchers say that if implemented, these cuts will have long-term and costly health impacts on children. "We went from a patchwork quilt of environmental regulations to federal regulations and federal standards for the very reason that you didn't have equal protection of all children," Perera said. The long-term costsUltimately, long-term financial and social costs will far exceed any immediate savings the EPA budget cuts afford, experts say. "I understand the point of wanting to have a balanced budget," Cox said. An EPA budget memo revealed by The Washington Post shows plans to roll back state and tribal lead grants and the Lead Risk Reduction Program .

Source: CNN April 13, 2017 08:26 UTC