However, by aggressively
cutting emissions of soot (black carbon), methane and air
pollution (specifically tropospheric
ozone), we can reduce the speed that the situation worsens.
«Isn't it sad that you can tell people that the
ozone layer is being depleted, the forests are being
cut down, the deserts are advancing steadily, that the greenhouse effect will raise the sea level 200 feet, that overpopulation is choking us, that
pollution is killing us, that nuclear war may destroy us — and they yawn and settle back for a comfortable nap.
The Senate GOP isn't far behind: In 2015, they floated a bill to
cut the EPA's budget by 9 percent and block rules on everything from ground - level
ozone pollution to climate change.