Tuesday, March 5, 2019

PEAK AUTISM FEARS RISE AS AUTO FUEL STANDARDS FALL

Experts warn Trump’s EPA policies mean more cases of autism

Small particles of air pollution can travel directly from the nose to the brain, causing damage.

THE SMOKE STACK OF THE 47-YEAR OLD CHESWICK COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN SPRINGDALE, PA, OCTOBER 26, 2017. CREDIT: ROBERT NICKELSBERG/GETTY IMAGES.

THE SMOKE STACK OF THE 47-YEAR OLD CHESWICK COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN SPRINGDALE, PA, OCTOBER 26, 2017. CREDIT: ROBERT NICKELSBERG/GETTY IMAGES.

Some of the country’s leading experts on healthy brain development have come together to warn the public that President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back science-based air pollution standards will come at a high cost to our children.
Published in the American Journal of Public Health this week, these scientists and doctors cite “mounting evidence linking air pollution to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, like autism, ADHD, memory deficiencies and reduced IQ.”
The article makes several specific recommendations for how the government can protect children, one of the most important being to “strengthen and enforce federal fuel efficiency standards.”
ROMM'S TIMELY WARNING FOCUSES THE NATION'S RECALL ON THE ATTENTION DEFICIT CATASTROPHE THAT AROSE FROM  DIRECT NOSE TO BRAIN TRAVEL OF SMALL PARTICLES  AT STUDIO 54 AND ELSEWHERE, AFFLICTING UNCOUNTED ASSOCIATES OF PRESIDENTS CARTER, REAGAN, BUSH, CLINTON, BUSH, OBAMA & TRUMP AND THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS,