Sheep rest on a dry piece of land on Ilse and Christian Pienaar's farm near Mossel Bay, during a severe drought in parts of the Western Cape, South Africa. File image/Reuters
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Firstpost13-02-2026, 16:47

Trump Scraps Key Climate Rule: Major Health Risks for Americans Ignored

  • The Trump administration rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding, dismissing climate change's health risks.
  • Physicians and scientists warn that this move is factually wrong and dangerous, citing growing evidence of climate change's harm to health.
  • Climate change leads to extreme heat, increasing heat-related deaths and threatening survival in major US cities.
  • Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and wildfires worsen air quality, spread infectious diseases, and impact mental health.
  • Experts argue that reducing climate change causes improves public health through cleaner air, increased physical activity, and a transition to clean energy.

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