Felon-In-Chief Claims Auto Emissions Are Not Harmful

The New York Times reports:

President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to relax limits on pollution from cars, saying that the move wouldn’t “mean a damn bit of difference to the environment.”

But decades of science show that the pollution from automobile tailpipes has harmed the environment and public health, from the days when leaded gasoline sent neurotoxins into the air and soil to the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet right now.

It accounts for about a third of all U.S. emissions contributing to climate change, which is leading to more frequent and intense extreme weather like deadly heat waves, droughts, floods, and storms.

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Special thanks to Professor Trump for declaring car exhaust is no longer a danger to the environment. Let’s hope he tackles the myth of gravity next. https://t.co/9PxviZIObU

— Senator Dick Durbin ( now on bsky) (@SenatorDurbin) April 4, 2025