<p>Americans are less safe and healthy today because of the Trump administration.</p><p>This time will be defined in part by a legacy of curtailing bedrock environmental protections, including <a class="Link" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-epa-endangerment-climate-change-public-health-25764e8298db96c3c189b6833252b7ca" target="_blank" >rescinding</a> the U.S. EPA’s greenhouse gas endangerment finding, <a class="Link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/22/business/car-emissions-regulations-trump" target="_blank" >weakening</a> vehicle emissions standards, <a class="Link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/climate/army-corps-engineers-fossil-fuel-permits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.q7_l.Y56oVOoCv_Hv&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank" >accelerating</a> fossil fuel permitting and, most recently, <a class="Link" href="https://abcnews.com/US/epa-proposes-limits-clean-water-act/story?id=127645448" target="_blank" >curtailing</a> clean water protections, all in an increasingly <a class="Link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/" target="_blank" >warming world</a>.</p><p>They’re trading off our long-term health to scratch the backs of big polluters for short-term profits, and the uncomfortable truth is Americans will die as a result.</p><p>It’s a different story here in Illinois, where we’ve chosen a path grounded in science, public health and the understanding that clean air and clean water keep life more affordable for average Illinoisans. In stark contrast to Trump, Gov.