In fact, the state of our environment is remarkably improved as is public health. There is far more Empirical scientific data supporting the claim of huge strides in environmental health than EPA’s chilling assertions about “early deaths.” Data available on EPA’s own website and in abundant toxicological studies document a radically different story than EPA’s alarming assertions of acute environmental peril. Whether we consider air pollutants, water contaminants, or release of hazardous chemicals the environmental trend is vigorously positive.