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