How Much Has California’s War on Air Pollution Reduced Asthma Rates?
Los Angeles used to be one of the most polluted cities on the planet. After decades of improvements, pollution levels are ticking up again.
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‘We’re Working Harder’: Fact-Checking Trump’s Event on His Environmental Record
President Trump mentioned clean air, emissions, and the Green New Deal, but failed to bring up climate change at his environmental event Monday.
‘Something Even Bigger Is at Stake’: How Humanity Can Solve Our Air Pollution Crisis
A new book chronicles the rise of extreme air pollution—and the fixes that are helping to clean up the atmosphere
Wildfire Is Ruining California’s Air
California's cities have long been plagued by smog, but now some of the state's cleanest air is being polluted by smoke from climate change-fueled wildfires.
California Could Lose Its Fuel Efficiency Waiver. What Would That Mean for the Country?
Some state legislators seem to agree that California's standards are what's in the United States' best interest.
The Trump Administration Releases Its Plan to Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Standards
The plan would end efforts to make cars and trucks average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
Fifteen States Are Suing the EPA for Violating the Clean Air Act
The coalition of attorneys general argue the Trump administration has failed to fulfill its legal obligation to control methane emissions.
The EPA Plans to Weaken Fuel Emissions Standards. California Plans on Fighting Back.
The effect of lax federal fuel standards on the climate fight depends largely on the fate of the California waiver.
GOP: Generating Outsize Pollution?
New research finds air pollution levels are higher in states with Republican governors.
Lawmakers: You Don’t Have to Choose Between Cleaning the Air and Stabilizing the Climate
A new study tells us how we can have both.