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Wildfires Are Reversing Years of US Air Quality Gains, Study Finds

Tailpipe emissions standards implemented early this century helped reduce smog levels. Longer, more intense fire seasons have erased much of that progress.

By Avril Silva

Firefighters are barely visible as smoke from the Bain Fire fills the air on May 19 in Jurupa Valley, Calif. Credit: Gina Ferazzia/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
An aerial view of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Alon Skuy/Getty Images

Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

By Amy Green

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference on May 5 in Menands, N.Y. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images

As Communities Warn of Health Risks, New York Will Weaken Its Landmark Climate Law

By Lauren Dalban

Used EVs sit on a sales lot on March 30 in West Covina, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules

By Anika Jane Beamer

Homes and a hotel sit in front of a steel factory in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Credit: Michel Porro/Getty Images

The 4-Billion-Year Perspective to Understanding Earth’s Current Climate Crisis

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Petroleum storage tanks reside next to the Ferry Village neighborhood near the South Portland waterfront. Credit: Derek Davis/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

There’s Something in the Air in South Portland, Maine

By Ryan Krugman, Inside Climate News, and Sabrina Shankman, Boston Globe

A view of the American Refining Group oil refinery in Bradford, Pa. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue

By Kiley Bense

Vehicles move along Interstate 210 on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Trump Administration Terminates Fuel Economy Standards

By Arcelia Martin

Hydrocarbon storage tanks—like this one in the backyard of a home in Arvin, Calif., and next to a playground—pose a disproportionate health risk when they leak. In addition to the climate super-pollutant methane, they emit a cocktail of toxic gases, including the carcinogen benzene. Credit: Liza Gross/Inside Climate News

New Tool Maps the Health Impacts of Toxic Air Pollutants Released With Methane in Super-Emitter Events

By Liza Gross

Tourists explore the Ritacuba Blanco glacier at El Cocuy National Natural Park in Boyaca province, Colombia, on April 19, 2024. Credit: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images

Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise

By Dylan Baddour

Vehicles drive along highway 101 on May 19 in San Francisco. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

EPA Plan to End Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Expected Imminently, Will Harm Human Health, Experts Say

By Amy Green

A chemical plant in Jiujiang, China. Chemical plants in eastern China, including one in Jiujiang, are likely the primary source of 40 percent of the world’s trifluoromethane (HFC-23) emissions. Credit: Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images

A Restricted Climate Super Pollutant Is Pumped Out at Far Higher Levels Than Countries Admit. What Happens Next?

By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike

New data from NOAA shows that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide increased at a record rate in 2024, partly as a result of continued burning of coal for energy like at the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant in Germany. Credit: Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images

A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024

By Bob Berwyn

Energy Intelligence, a liquefied natural gas tanker, docks at Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal in Cameron, La. on Feb. 26 to refill its cargo holds before departing for Eemshaven in the Netherlands. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

The Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas

By Phil McKenna, Peter Aldhous

A farm is surrounded by the forest of Elmore State Park on Oct. 5, 2024, in Lake Elmore, Vt. Credit: Craig T. Fruchtman/Getty Images

Vermont Might Change How It Accounts for Climate-Damaging Emissions. Here’s What’s at Stake

By Nathaniel Eisen

Maryland's climate action plans include reducing transportation-related emissions under the Advanced Clean Fleets program. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Harsh Realities Confront Maryland and Its Bold Climate Plans

By Aman Azhar

A view of the cogeneration plant operated by the University of North Carolina, located a half-mile from the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic

By Lisa Sorg

Vehicles pass the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Oil Refinery in Wilmington, California. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries

By Liza Gross

Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers remarks to the media following the adjournment of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly on March 14 in Richmond, Va. Credit: Minh Connors/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Youngkin Pledges to Decouple Virginia from California Vehicle Emissions Standards by End of 2024

By Sarah Vogelsong

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