ATS Breathe Easy - ATS Breathe Easy - EPA Rollbacks Spell Trouble for Public Health

Rolling back major EPA policies that protect our health from air pollution exposure is dangerous and even fatal in some cases. This episode features the chair and vice-chair of the ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee, Alison Lee, MD, (Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai) and Gillian Goobie, MD, PhD (University of British Columbia). Patti Tripathi hosts. 

09:00 What is the evidence for policy-led air pollution reductions?
14:35 Who benefits from EPA rollbacks?
22:36 How does EPA deregulation affect global health?

Resources:
The Southern California Children’s Health Study:  https://healthstudy.usc.edu/
The Ella Roberta Foundation:  https://www.ellaroberta.org/about-ella
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27333.Silent_Spring