Earl Blumenauer: Says "Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely."

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Earl Blumenauer says delaying air pollution rules will kill 34,000 people a year

Even in these cynical, partisan days, there are some universal truths. For example: Sulfur dioxide is a pollutant that can severely affect a person’s health and, in extreme cases, be fatal. Nitrogen oxide is another common and nasty pollutant that makes people sick. Scientists and non-scientists as well as Republicans and Democrats generally agree the stuff is bad for you. But how you deal with it is where agreement ends -- at least in Congress. On the House floor Sept. 23, Republicans muscled through legislation that would delay or scrap ... >> More

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