Hey John, 

As you probably already know, our country is in the midst of a severe respiratory health emergency brought on by the spread of COVID-19. This virus poses a particular risk to those who have underlying breathing conditions, like asthma.

There has never been a good time to loosen the protections that ensure clean air, but it is hard to imagine a worse time than the present moment.

One would hope the Trump administration would do its job and protect the public. But, rather than spending time doing everything in their power to stop this pandemic, the Trump administration is rolling back the very environmental protections that keep us safe and the air we breathe clean.

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working against the best interests of our environment by indefinitely suspending enforcement of pollution limits from refineries and power plants nationwide, rolling back the life-saving Clean Car Standards, and much more. 

Instead of protecting our citizens, the EPA is doing the bidding of polluters like Big Oil in the middle of a pandemic.

During a public health crisis, Trump’s EPA has chosen to abandon its core responsibility—protecting clean air, clean water, and public health.

Young people and our families have the right to live in safe, sustainable communities. But under the Trump administration's dirty deputy Wheeler, the agency that is meant to enforce this right is siding with corporations over the American people.

Increased air pollution that will come as a result of the EPA relaxing its enforcement of pollution limits indefinitely can exacerbate higher rates of respiratory diseases like pneumonia and asthma.

And increased pollution from power plants and refineries that aren’t forced to comply with pollution laws will disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color, who are more likely to live near polluting facilities.

Take 30 seconds and tell Congress to protect vulnerable Americans and our environment during COVID-19. After you take action, tell three friends to do the same thing.

Lotanna Obodozie
Advocacy Associate
Generation Progress