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21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

Democrat-led states and cities argue that the rollback harms public health and the environment.

By Lisa Sorg

The EPA finalized its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants in September. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images
ABC Coke is a by-product coke facility located in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds the sky in Pringle, Pa., on June 6, 2023. Credit: Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In Rural Pennsylvania, Doctors Confront the Hidden Health Impacts of Environmental Disasters

By Marie Cusick

A flue-gas stack blows exhaust at a coal-fired power plant in Ghent, Ky., on Feb. 14. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Trump Doubles Down on Climate Denial With Plan to Repeal Power Plant Rules

By Liza Gross

Police and firefighters run away from a toxic dust cloud caused by the World Trade Center’s Tower One collapse in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Credit: Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images

25 Years After 9/11, the Health Toll Is Still Unfolding

By Lauren Dalban

A beach is seen adjacent to the Freeport LNG facility in Freeport, Texas. Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

A Texas LNG Plant Pumps Out Chronic, Unpermitted Pollution, a Watchdog Finds

By Dylan Baddour

Chris Hopkins (right), who organized opposition to the asphalt plant, attends the Aug. 27 Forsyth County Commissioners meeting. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

How Grassroots Opposition to a New Asphalt Plant Was Infiltrated by an Outside Operative

By Lisa Sorg

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on April 29. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The Trump EPA Is a Toothless Friend of Polluting Industries, Analysis Shows

By Peter Aldhous

Inside a CAFO that raises hogs for Smithfield Foods. Credit: Kathryn Gamble/The Washington Post via Getty Images

How North Carolina Wasted the Chance To Fix Hog Pollution

By Lisa Sorg

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks to a group of primary school children before delivering a speech on his plans to help reduce pollution and carbon emissions on Sept. 23, 2021. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better

By Keerti Gopal

Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso Refinery contributes to local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

El Paso Officials Seek Answers Following Emissions at Marathon Refinery

By Martha Pskowski

A firefighter faces a wall of flames as the Sandy Fire burns on May 19 in Simi Valley, Calif. Credit: Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

California Officials Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site, Emails Show

By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz

Wildfire smoke blankets Philadelphia on June 7, 2023. Credit: Joe Lamberti/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Confronts an Unfamiliar Climate Hazard: Wildfire Smoke

By Marie Cusick

Wildfire smoke engulfs the skyline of New York City on July 16. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat Than Human Sources of Air Pollution

By Liza Gross

People watch a July 4 fireworks show that lit up the skies above Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Credit: Gabriel Matias Castilho/Inside Climate News

D.C. Air Quality Was Among the Worst In the World Twice This Month. What Can the District Do to Improve It?

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

The streets of Philadelphia’s Chinatown are crowded with pedestrians and traffic. Credit: Daniel Perrin/Inside Climate News

In Philadelphia’s Chinatown, a Fight to Restore Funding for a Critical Highway Cap

By Daniel Perrin

A data center on Omicron Road in San Antonio is owned by Vantage Data Centers and operates down the street from a residential area. Credit: Brendan Gibbons/Environmental Integrity Project

Environmental Groups Contest Texas Data Centers’ Air Pollution

By Ajani Stella

Smoke from wildfires in Canada engulfs the New York City skyline on July 16. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules

By Avril Silva

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

NYC Invests in Air Quality, but the Bronx Still Can’t Breathe Easy

By Lauren Dalban

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