EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

[Annoying]

[Image of a person with a mask on, holding an "I'm breathing in" sign]

[ GIF of a plane flying away from a polluted city ]

[A picture of a map with red lines connecting various states, labeled "Pollution Alert"]

[An animation of a person trying to escape a toxic cloud, with a "Too Late!" stamp on it]

[Image of a lightbulb with a pollution cloud around it, turning into a "Dumb Idea" sign]

 

[Mexican Gopher Symphon]

This is super sketchy ... like, we're talking about air pollution that affects whole states and they wanna let all those states just do whatever? It's gonna lead to more respiratory issues for people and it's not fair at all. I mean, we already have some pretty terrible air quality in a lot of parts of the US. Do we really need to make it worse? The EPA needs to think about all the long-term consequences here...

 

[Depressing Fashion]

I'm low-key bummed about this news . The 'good neighbor' rule was already a weak link in the environmental protection chain, but still it's not ideal that we're rolling back this regulation. These eight states have some serious air pollution issues and if they can just ignore the EPA's oversight, it's gonna be a disaster for neighboring states . I mean, who gets to decide what's 'unfair' when it comes to public health? Not me .

I know Trump's whole 'cooperative federalism' thing is meant to give states more autonomy, but it just sounds like they're giving polluters a free pass . The science is clear: air pollution affects everyone, not just the state that's violating the rule. It's all about weighing individual freedoms against collective health and environmental protection.

I'm not sure what the EPA plans to do in this 30-day public comment period, but I hope it includes some serious scrutiny of the impact on air quality . We can't just sit back and let states get away with harming neighboring communities without any consequences .

 

[Michael Jackson's]

This is super sketchy ! I mean, come on, who gets to decide what's best for the environment? The states that are basically saying "we don't wanna follow the rules" and the polluters who get to just go ahead and trash our air... no thanks . It's all about playing politics and hurting public health. And now they're leaving it up to the states to make their own plans, which means we'll probably end up with even more pollution . The EPA should be like, "nope, not gonna let that happen" .

 

[Wrong Weevil]

This proposed rollback of the "good neighbor" rule has me sounding the alarm bells . It's like the EPA is giving states a free pass to pollute without any accountability . As someone who cares about environmental justice, I find it concerning that the Trump administration would prioritize corporate interests over public health and the well-being of our planet . The lack of transparency in this policy change makes it even more alarming . What's next? Will they dismantle other crucial regulations to cater to special interest groups?