Bittersweet Victory

The EPA passed its Clear Air Interstate Rule which limits SO2 and NOs. Details from the WaPo.

The upside is that these chemicals are bad, are leading causes of asthma, haze, acid rain, and other pollution and diseases.

The downside is that these chemicals serve as reflectants in the atmosphere, therefore providing a cooling effect. Once these are gone, and they have a much shorter than CO2, the leading emission and cause of global warming, which the EPA still does not classify as an emission, the pace of global warming will pick up even quicker.

I'm buying land in Vermont or Minnesota the first chance I get.