Child Asthma Will Worsen with Trump’s Pollution Rollbacks and RFK, Jr.’s CDC Cuts

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April 22, 2025, 3:45 PM

• •Trump administration is rolling back air pollution limits that prevent asthma attacks
• •Trump administration is also cutting CDC asthma office that helps state and local health officials
• •Asthma is mentioned twice in Trump's February executive order that directed federal agencies to act "urgently" to end chronic childhood diseases

The Trump administration is taking steps to roll back air pollution limits that would prevent more than 100 million asthma attacks through 2050. The administration is also eliminating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s asthma office, which provides funding and advice to state and local health officials on how to prevent the inflammatory lung condition.

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