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March 21, 2025

Carl Zimmer · 21 Mar 2025

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  1. Our reading

    For every dollar EPA air pollution protections cost polluters, the country saves six dollars through reduced disease.

    Their wordsThe Trump administration is rolling back EPA's air pollution protections. For every dollar that the protections cost polluters, the country makes back six dollars in savings through the reduction of asthma, cancer, and other diseases.

  2. Our reading

    The CDC's plan to study vaccines and autism is a waste of tax dollars because the evidence shows no link.

    Their wordsMeanwhile, CDC is planning to study vaccines and autism. Since the evidence is clear-there is no link-this would be seem to be a waste of tax dollars.

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