Boosting Health for Children: Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity. Really!

Propaganda and demagoguery from the American Lung Association! Air pollution is even responsible for obesity if you can believe it.

Ah, those "disparities" again!

As if EVs were so much healthier! As if the alternatives are so much better! Hogwash!

Thanks to stricter environmental regulations air pollution in urban areas has already improved so much in recent decades!

"Transportation is a major source of harmful air pollution, health disparities and climate change in the United States.

As zero-emission passenger vehicles become more common and policies and investments shift to pollution-free cars [???] and electricity generation, children, families and communities across the country will see dramatic improvements [???] in air quality and reductions in health impacts and disparities."

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A Zero-Emissions Future Would be Great for Kids

What would children’s health look like if the U.S. transitioned to zero-emission vehicles and electricity?

A whole lot better, according to a new American Lung Association report.

The U.S. could avoid millions of pediatric asthma attacks and respiratory infections—and hundreds of infant deaths. 

The estimates are based on a scenario in which, by 2050, all new passenger vehicles and trucks sold in the U.S. are zero-emission, and the nation’s electric grid transitions to non-combustion renewable energy.

Previous Lung Association research shows the transition would also yield massive economic benefits. [???]

Health risks: The hazards of growing up surrounded by polluted air—for example, near a port or a high-traffic area—can start before birth and stretch well into adulthood. 

The risks are higher for kids in low-income communities and communities of color.

Exercise conundrum: Afif El-Hasan, a pediatrician and volunteer American Lung Association spokesperson, says the dangers of pollution make it harder to address the obesity epidemic [???]: “I need [kids] out and running. But how about if the kid has asthma, how about if they're in a high pollution area?” ..."

Boosting Health for Children: Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity | American Lung Association "Boosting Health for Children [???]: Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity" highlights the positive impacts that a nationwide transition to zero-emission transportation and electricity generation [???] would have on children’s health.

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