Minority areas already have high pollution. Trump’s coronavirus response makes it worse, critics say.
President Trump’s efforts to prop up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic may end up doing more harm than good for poor and minority neighborhoods...
Air pollution from fracking killed an estimated 20 people in Pennsylvania from 2010-2017: Study
Particulate matter pollution emitted by Pennsylvania's fracking wells killed about 20 people between 2010 and 2017, according to a soon-to-be-published study.Pennsylvania is the second-largest producer...
‘Like Trash in a Landfill’: Carbon Dioxide Keeps Piling Up in the Atmosphere
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide reached another record in May, the month when they normally peak.
What We Can Do to Preserve Our Cleaner Air
How you can fight air pollution in your neighborhood and your home. ...
Clearing the Air About Clear Skies and Climate
Visible air pollution in the form of black smoke, smog, and visibly “dirty-air” is largely carbon particles. Carbon is of course a chemical element, normally...
The Trump administration’s air toxics loophole would intensify environmental injustice
One of the most disturbing aspects of the new coronavirus crisis is that people already struggling with underlying respiratory conditions seem to be at greater...
For communities of color, air pollution may heighten coronavirus threat
COVID-19 marks another disparity for communities of color, highlighting the urgency to address longstanding economic and health barriers there....
EPA rolls back basis for power plant toxic emissions rule
EPA, in a bitterly contested move, today released a final rule that scraps the legal basis for its seminal 2012 regulations on power plant emissions...