Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair

Post by Ma8ee » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC

LorenPechtel wrote: post #308

ZeroGravitas wrote: post #50

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Your tone suggests you think they are generally not based on science and given cost benefit analysis. Probably a reflection of your media intake. In 1981 Reagan made cost benefit analysis a requirement for EPA. For example in 1984: the EPA " estimates that the benefits of reducing lead in gasoline would exceed the costs by more than 300 percent.... These benefits include improved health of children and others" Trump…

Reagan got it half right. The problem is the cost of figuring out the cost/benefit doesn't get considered.

What do you mean? If it is the research required, it is such a tiny fraction of the cost of the cost of possible damage to society and the environment that it is completely insignificant.

Post by deaux » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC

stinkbeetle wrote: post #316

breakyerself wrote: post #86

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Almost every environmental regulation has come after it was already shown that there was some harm that needed to be mitigated. The worst environmental crisis in human history is going largely unchecked. I find it hard to take seriously any argument that environmental regulation has gone too far as opposed to not nearly far enough. If there's a specific regulation that can be shown to be doing more harm than good I'm…

The unscientific regulation, and in some countries bans or practical stoppages and embargoes on approvals and research, of nuclear power under the guise of saving the environment has been probably the most environmentally destructive initiative ever to come about, and the largest self-imposed contributor to "the worst environmental crisis in human history". The coal industry loves it though. Needless to say, I disagr…

> The unscientific regulation, and in some countries bans or practical stoppages and embargoes on approvals and research, of nuclear power under the guise of saving the environment has been probably the most environmentally destructive initiative ever to come about

Six days old, but of course this isn't true. The initiative to block the ascend of electric cars early 20th century to favor fossil interests has been incomparably more destructive.

Re: Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair

Re: Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair