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Trump has taken at least 25 actions which negatively impact air quality and increase air pollution all in the name of deregulation which happens to be Ann Wagner, my congresswoman’s favorite word. /1 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/climate/air-pollution-coronavirus-covid.html?referringSource=articleShare
If Trump insists on giving daily briefings on the coronavirus response, reporters should ask him about these changes he’s made that impact fatality from the virus. /2 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html
This piece was originally printed in the NYT early in the Trump presidency but was revised as recently as December 2019. /3
Every year, the American Lung Association publishes a State of the Air report where you can check your state and county air quality. As well as get information on how air pollution affects you health. /4 http://www.stateoftheair.org/city-rankings/states/
The reports are broken out into Number of Ozone Days, Particle Pollution, and county-by-county data on the vulnerable populations living in each county. Here is a link to Missouri’s report. /5 http://www.stateoftheair.org/city-rankings/states/missouri/
St. Louis County, St. Louis City and St. Charles County have been hit hard by the coronavirus. The air quality as measured by number of ozone days is rated F, C and F respectively for those areas of Missouri. /6
For particulate pollution, St. Louis County and City received grades of B and C. St. Charles did not record levels of particulate matter.
In Missouri, St. Louis County has the largest population of individuals living with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and adult asthma. St. Louis County also has the largest population of people living in poverty.
