The Clean Air Act (CAA) is now 55 years old—and shows its age. That's not a critique of its legacy. The law, in conjunction with innovation and private investment in environmental improvement, has ...

Thanks to the Clean Air Act and its strong regulatory framework, we’ve made remarkable progress in improving air quality for all Georgians.” — Michael Odom, Georgia Environmental Protection Division ...

In the 1960s, the urban air pollution crisis in America had reached a fever pitch: Cities were shrouded in smog, union steelworkers were demanding protections for their health, and the Department of ...

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 ...

David Good, program manager for air monitoring for the Allegheny County Health Department, says the department relies on lab-grade instruments to measure air quality. “We have to have very highly ...

The Trump administration Friday further eroded Colorado's longstanding mandates to close coal-fired power plants by 2031, ...

During the early 1970s, the air in many American cities was … brown. Pollution muddied clear skies and sickened people across the country. The Clean Air Act helped change that. But the law's future is ...

EPA on Monday laid out a way for companies to avoid air pollution regulations for up to several years: Just send the agency a request via email. The agency posted guidance online that lays out a path ...

To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago. In 2007, when the court ruled that the Clean Air Act of 1970 gave the Environmental ...

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A Memphis diesel repair company was sentenced to a fine of $150,000 after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Air Act, D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of ...

The Clean Air Act’s outdated framework is hindering progress. New bills aim to modernize it with reforms aligned to today’s economic, environmental, and scientific realities. The Clean Air Act (CAA) ...