Public health advocates strongly disagree with the industry’s assertions. AdvertisementScientific studies have shown that curbing soot pollution could particularly help communities of color and poor neighborhoods, which are disproportionately located near highways and industrial facilities. Chan School of Public Health and a co-author of the study. But public health experts counter that wildfires are exacerbated by climate change, which in turn is exacerbated by industrial pollution. In 2020, President Donald Trump rejected tougher soot standards and embraced industry groups’ argument that the existing regulation was protective enough.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2024 17:45 UTC