Hank Green focuses on the importance of acknowledging the lives saved through preventative measures like the Clean Air Act. The article highlights the significant impact of the 1990 amendments, which the EPA estimates saved 230,000 lives by reducing the incidence of life-threatening conditions stemming from air pollution. This perspective encourages a broader understanding of mortality, where attention is given to those who are alive today because of proactive health policies, rather than only those who have succumbed to illness.
In 1963, the US passed the Clean Air Act and in 1990, we passed the Clean Air Act amendments. The EPA estimates that in 2020, just the 1990 amendments saved 230,000 lives.
Hank Green emphasizes recognizing and celebrating the lives that were spared due to preventative measures, rather than focusing solely on the events that lead to deaths.
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