An examination finds that the rules EPA wants to eliminate are projected to save more than 30,000 lives.
The Rockport Power Plant operates near a group of mobile homes Friday, April 11, 2025, in Rockport, Ind. announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
Kirt Ethridge hugs his daughter, Eliza, 5, while at a playground Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Evansville, Ind. Multiple experts say the science behind the rules is strong, and they pointed to the rigorous process that must be followed to change them, including requirements for public comment.“I’m not going to prejudge outcomes with what will be a lot of rulemaking,” Zeldin said in April.
“If you only count lives saved by regulation, not lives harmed by regulation, the math will always favor more regulation,” Segal said. “This framing misses the larger point: public health isn’t just about air quality — it’s also about job security, housing, access to medical care, and heating in the winter.”Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S.
“This administration is endangering all of our lives — ours, our children, our grandchildren,” said Whitman, who led EPA under George W. Bush.A visit to Evansville, Indiana, helps show how EPA regulations have made a difference. “It’s a very scary feeling, particularly as a kid, to not be able to get enough air in your lungs,” he said, describing it as like “breathing through a straw.”
The same is true across the United States. The amount of tiny airborne particles in the last 10 years nationwide is one-third lower than 2000-2009, EPA statistics show. Smog pollution is down nearly 15% and sulfur dioxide has plunged 80%. In 17 of the 20 rules with explicit cost-benefit analyses, AP found that estimated benefits are larger than the costs — and sometimes far larger.
“The human body count and human health toll of particulate matter alone is just absolutely massive,” said K. Sabeel Rahman, a Cornell law professor who was a top federal regulatory officer from 2021 to 2023. “Literally tens of thousands of people will lose their lives” if the standard is rolled back, he said.In southwest Indiana, many people have noticed a positive difference from the EPA regulations. And they’re concerned about changes.
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