This week the U.S. House of Representatives is considering three bills that would dramatically weaken the Clean Air Act: the FENCES Act, RED Tape Act and FIRE Act. The FIRE and FENCES Acts are parts ...

Lawmakers OK'd a measure to declare prescribed fires as "exceptional events" that won't punish communities for Clean Air Act ...

The House approved legislation Thursday to ease air pollution and permitting requirements, part of the Republicans’ quest to ...

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the third of three bills that would weaken Clean Air Act: HR 6387, the “Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act,” HR 6409, the ...

For two decades, the federal government has classified the heated chambers used to break down plastic waste as incinerators, ...

The sky turns a rusty orange. The sun dims behind a thick veil of smoke. For millions of Americans, even ones far from wildfire-prone lands, this eerie scene is no longer rare. Extreme wildfires have ...

Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.

A new American Lung Association report found 33.5 million children live in areas with air pollution levels that can pose a health risk.

Earth Day is supposed to be a moment to take stock of progress. In Houston, it is also a reminder of how quickly that ...