The Clean Air Act was established in 1963 under Lyndon Johnson, and has been strengthened multiple times since. Richard Nixon ...

It was a far cry from what the founders of the Crescenta Valley envisioned. In the late 1800s, lung diseases like tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma were epidemic, made worse by industrial pollution ...

A discussion of the Clean Air Act (CAA), its amendments, and significant caselaw pertaining to clean air regulation in the US ...

New research highlights indoor air quality can have a powerful impact on the health and development of babies and young ...

The smaller particles could in fact be more harmful as they can get through the body's natural defenses and cause significant health problems.

Since 1970 when Ronald Reagan as Governor of California initially requested the waiver authority from the federal government, and President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act Amendments of ...

Born of the infamously smoggy skies of California’s cities, this delegation of power was in the original Clean Air Act of 1970 and has been continued by presidential waiver until now.

Under the Clean Air Act of 1970, California can set its own climate emission standards that are more stringent than federal guidelines but must get federal approval to adopt individual rules.

I am alarmed that California's clean-air standards face threats from Senate Republicans, risking American innovation in electric vehicles and global market competitiveness.

The votes called into question California’s waiver from the Clean Air Act of 1970, an authority that has allowed the state to set stricter pollution guidelines. Republicans in the House, joined ...

In addition to Earth Day, the 1970s saw the creation of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, which experts say are now in jeopardy.

Some restrictions prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water. Other rules can be changed – though only through a challenging and multistep democratic process.