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Greenhouse Gases Endanger Human Health
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According to a recent announcement made by the EPA, greenhouse gases do, indeed, have a negative effect on human health.
We already know the fumes from fossil fuels and the like can cause problems, ranging from asthma to migraines. Now, the EPA is pushing the fact that CO2 and other such pollutants should be regulated under the Clean Air Act. It’s a good thing they made this finding, too. According to a Supreme Court ruling, the EPA was required to find that CO2 and 5 other greenhouse gases are definitely an endangerment to human health before they were allowed to proceed on regulating them under the Clean Air Act. These greenhouse gases come from very common things: cars, factories and power plants—all of which many people are exposed to on a daily basis.
At a news conference, EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, said:
“These long-overdue findings cement 2009’s place in history as the year when the United States government began addressing the challenge of greenhouse-gas pollution.”
It sure took them long enough to do so. Read More…
By Heidi Marshall
Tags: carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, co2, EPA, greenhouse gases harmful, human health
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