The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove public notice and public comments for state-level air quality permits, a significant change to the 1973 Clean Air Act. The change — which could occur in a few weeks — would take away a common form of public awareness for a new data center and public participation, speeding up the review process.
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and members of Georgia’s congressional delegation are raising concerns about recent EPA staff dismissals they say could threaten public health protections.
A new study finds that the U.S. places with the most polluted air in the 1980s remain the most polluted today. Poor people and people of color are more likely to live in places with dirty air.
