Federal limits on particulate matter commonly known as soot could mean cleaner, safer air for Texans. But environmental experts worry Texas may snub rules. Sandra Crumby, 67, sits on the front porch ...

Fine particulate matter, or soot pollution, is in the air we breathe and has been linked to asthma, heart disease and early death, disproportionately affecting urban communities of color. Earlier this ...

Taking aim at a form of air pollution that has long vexed Californians from Los Angeles to the Bay Area, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it was tightening national ...

The Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of a much-anticipated rule on Wednesday that tightens restrictions on fine particulate matter — one of the most pervasive and dangerous ...

Declaring that current standards are no longer sufficient to protect public health, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening federal rules for one of the world’s most dangerous ...

On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) released a pre-publication copy of a Proposed Rule, which will lower the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on January 6th a proposed rule which will strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”) for fine particulate matter ...

The Trump EPA has tried to stack the deck against tougher standards for smog and soot by recruiting anti-regulatory advocates for key advisory committees. The Trump EPA has tried to stack the deck ...

A group of 10 states announced their intent Thursday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to comply with its own emissions standards for wood stoves, a high-emissions appliance ...

(Reuters) - A deadly form of soot pollution from U.S. refineries has gone unregulated for decades because of a dispute between the U.S. oil industry and federal environmental officials over how to ...

The Environmental Law and Policy Center and other Midwest organizations raised concerns about changes to a U.S. Steel Gary Works permit governing particulate matter emissions from its pig iron ...