STATEMENT on the US Supreme Court’s decision to limit US EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas pollution
Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA, which limits the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate climate pollutants from power plants: “A reactionary Supreme Court has dealt a setback to EPA’s climate authority. EPA should still exercise its […]
MIDEA TO BECOME LARGEST CONTRIBUTING PARTNER FOR NYCFC FOUNDATION ‘CITY IN THE COMMUNITY’ (CITC)
Midea & City in the Community join forces to tackle youth homelessness in NYC New initiative will combine the power of soccer and Midea home appliances to help make underserved youth feel at home, on the soccer field and beyond Collaboration Includes Significant Midea Product Donation to NYC Area Shelters PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 30, 2022 […]
London launches world’s first hyper-local public air quality monitoring network
More than 225 sensors have been installed across the borough of Camden, offering real-time data on air pollution. London is launching the world’s first hyper-local public air quality monitoring network, with air quality specialists AirScape responsible for setting up the system in partnership with Camden Council and The Camden Clean Air Initiative. In total, over […]
EDF Expert Testifies in Support of EPA Waivers for California’s Two New “Life-Saving” Clean Truck Rules
(June 29, 2022) An expert from Environmental Defense Fund testified at a hearing today to stress the importance that EPA provides full, lasting, and durable effect to two California rules that that will help put more zero-emitting freight trucks and buses on our roads, protect people from unhealthy pollution, and create thousands of new jobs. […]
Clean Cars and Clean Air Act Receives Enough Signatures for November Ballot
Supporters of the Clean Cars and Clean Air Act ballot initiative, which aims to drastically reduce air pollution in California by increasing funding for wildfire firefighters, electric cars, and electric car infrastructure, announced on Tuesday that they accumulated almost 1 million signatures of the needed 623,212 needed to qualify for the November ballot, which will […]
As Jakarta chokes on toxic air, Indonesian government stalls on taking action
Jakarta’s air pollution has been worsening recently, with the Indonesian capital routinely ranked top of the list of the world’s most polluted major cities. Much of the pollution is generated outside the city, in the industrial estates and coal-fired power plants in neighboring provinces, but there’s been no effort by the national government to coordinate […]
Hazardous air pollutants found in home-use natural gas
Natural gas used for home heating and other purposes in the Boston area typically includes trace amounts of benzene and 20 other air pollutants classified as hazardous, according to the findings of a newly released study. For the study, researchers took 234 gas samples from 69 kitchen stoves and building pipelines over a year and […]
Air district mitigates indoor wildfire smoke with air device program
The goal of the program is to help reduce the harmful health effects of wildfire smoke amongst Valley residents but seeks to help the most vulnerable populations in particular. Samir Sheikh, the executive director/APCO of the valley air district said the program will help residents whose homes are inundated with wildfire smoke. “This program is […]
EPA awards grant to WKU team’s radon mitigation project
A team of students in WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded a $24,971 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a research project on radon mitigation in homes. WKU’s project, An experimental study to develop affordable non-invasive radon mitigation system for single-family dwellings, was funded as part the People, Prosperity, […]
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES – November 30, 2022
History of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies During its 74th session, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on December 19, 2019, and invited the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to help organize the international day on September 7 in […]