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Miles Archer

(24,334 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 08:56 PM Jun 2019

"We have the cleanest air in the world, in the U.S., and it's gotten better since I'm president."

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President Trump: "We have the cleanest air in the world, in the United States, and it's gotten better since I'm president."


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"We have the cleanest air in the world, in the U.S., and it's gotten better since I'm president." (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2019 OP
Actually, the air has become far stinkier because of his gaseous omissions. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #1
A lot hotter, too. Ohiogal Jun 2019 #2
Oh, really? trev Jun 2019 #3
sure we do.... IcyPeas Jun 2019 #4
You can always count on Trump to reach a new level of stupid. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #5

trev

(1,480 posts)
3. Oh, really?
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 09:29 PM
Jun 2019
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/383661-trumps-epa-quietly-revamps-rules-for-air-pollution

"The EPA is now allowing certain facilities to be subject to less-stringent regulations and is letting companies use friendlier math in calculating their expected emissions.

Environmentalists and public health advocates say the memos could greatly increase levels of air pollutants like mercury, benzene and nitrogen oxides."

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