Worse, the Clean Air Act makes it harder to use the very tool that scientists and land managers agree is essential for reducing catastrophic fires and the choking smoke they produce.

In the summer of 1943, thick smog blanketed Los Angeles, causing burning eyes, lung irritation, and even nausea—some feared it was a chemical attack. As the crisis grew, crops withered, and suspicions ...

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1970, climate change wasn’t on anyone’s mind. Yet under an Obama-era decision known as the “Endangerment Finding,” the Environmental Protection Agency has ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an ...

Environmental advocates sued President Trump on Wednesday over his move to exempt major polluters from Clean Air Act regulations. Trump over the summer gave more than 100 industrial polluters ...

xAI continues to face backlash over its Memphis data center, as the NAACP joined groups today appealing the issuance of a recently granted permit that the groups say will allow xAI to introduce major ...

Section 112 enables the president to exempt any stationary source of air pollution from any CAA regulation for two years if ...

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 ...