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This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands

Olivia Alperstein / OtherWords Jan 13, 2019 While Americans were quietly preparing to ring in the New Year, the EPA gave families a deadly present to start the year off wrong. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Air Pollution Adviser Denies Link Between Dirty Air and Health Problems

By Jason Plautz / Reveal Oct 24, 2018 The chairman of the EPA’s smog and soot panel has made his living challenging health findings on behalf of industry. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Hell Hath No Fury Like Mother Nature Scorned

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 9, 2017 When will humans learn? Nothing is more powerful than the natural world. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How the Electric Bus Was Killed Off 100 Years Ago

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Oct 30, 2017 A new book, "A Most Deliberate Swindle," details the way clean transportation was stifled at its dawning in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In North Carolina, Pigs Don’t Fly but Their Feces Do

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 4, 2017 There are 10 million people in North Carolina, and 9 million hogs. Judging by the smell, the hogs are winning. Or, rather, the giant corporate factory hog farms are. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Costs and Dangers of Climate Change Are Escalating

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jul 21, 2016 Scientific reports released for a conference on disaster risk reduction warn that people are already dying and economies being hit by climate change -- and that the dangers are growing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Coal Pollution Costs Western Balkans Dearly

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Mar 17, 2016 Heavy pollution from coal-fired power stations results in Serbia losing a third of its national wealth annually because of premature deaths caused by poor air quality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China’s Progress

Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Jul 20, 2012 Dig deeper

Obama Chokes on Clean Air Rule

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 Fearing reduced chances for re-election by a public angry about mass unemployment, President Obama walked away from a nationwide plan to strengthen air quality standards after business interests lobbied aggressively in opposition. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )