Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say
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The Trump administration's EPA revoked a 2009 finding that climate change poses a danger to public health, leading to a lawsuit from health and environmental groups. Experts say this action will disproportionately harm poor and minority communities already burdened by high levels of pollution. These communities, like those in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," experience elevated rates of illness and death due to emissions from fossil fuel and petrochemical plants. The 2009 finding had led to tighter pollution regulations and cleaner air, but its revocation is expected to worsen air quality and increase health risks. Advocates fear this change will exacerbate existing environmental injustices and increase vulnerability to climate-related disasters like hurricanes.
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