Jun 01 Federal appeals court halts EPA effort to impose ‘good neighbor’ air pollution plan in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press At issue is a "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act which requires states to submit a plan detailing how they'll address air pollution that can drift to neighboring states. Continue reading
May 31 Earth is in ‘the danger zone’ and getting worse for ecosystems and humans By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study looks not just at guardrails for the planetary ecosystem but for the first time it includes measures of "justice," which is mostly about preventing harm for groups of people. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: EPA Administrator Micheal Regan announces new rules to spur sales of electric vehicles By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:17 Researchers look for link between air pollution and brain disease By Jeffrey Brown, Kaisha Young New studies are raising public health concerns about the effect on air pollution on our brains. Researchers are trying to figure out how much, and to what extent, airborne contaminants are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dr. Continue watching
Jan 06 EPA proposes tougher air quality standards for deadly soot pollution By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is proposing tougher standards for a deadly air pollutant, saying that reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. Continue reading
Oct 26 EU Commission proposes tougher pollution restrictions By Associated Press The European Union’s executive arm sought on Wednesday to toughen up pollution restrictions to ensure that harmful pollutants are eliminated by 2050 to potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court limits EPA in regulating power plant emissions, in blow to climate change fight By Associated Press In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:54 How air pollution is disproportionately impacting minority communities in San Diego By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Layla Quran There is new evidence about the disproportionate impact of air pollution in this country. A study out this week from the University of California, San Diego shows that California's environmental regulations have systematically protected the state's white residents over people… Continue watching
Jan 31 For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360 Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution —… Continue reading
Oct 13 ‘You can’t just hold your breath.’ Toxic smoke, fueled by wildfires, chokes California By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado A new analysis of air quality in the United States clears up just how far smoke from wildfires burning in the western part of the nation can travel, as the fires continue to pose significant health risks to nearby communities. Continue reading