Track your local air quality index and identify which specific EPA rules were rolled back in your region—then monitor whether state/local governments are filling regulatory gaps or if protections remain weakened.
Environmental deregulation exposing millions to lethal pollution represents substantial civil rights harm (equal protection under environmental law) and institutional capture of EPA/regulatory agencies. Multi-year durability and difficult reversibility (requires new rulemaking processes) elevate severity. While headline is emotionally charged ('death started to come'), the underlying governance harm is real and measurable through public health outcomes, distinguishing it from pure distraction.