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Senate Democrats Say Trump’s EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Pollution Standards

Ozone and particulate matter air pollutants cause over 100,000 premature deaths per year and affect the health of millions of Americans. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said last month that his agency would stop considering those costs when drafting new regulations.

By Lisa Sorg

Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County

By Liza Gross

The Cost of Ignoring Fossil Fuel Pollution’s Health Impacts

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

‘It’s Never Good!’: A Street-Level Look at New York City’s Air Quality

By Lauren Dalban

Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging

By Chad Small

What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Living Near Active Oil and Gas Wells May Have Increased Risk of Dying from COVID-19

By Liza Gross

Millions Left in Air Pollution ‘Blind Spots’ Despite Stricter EPA Standards

By Rambo Talabong

California Slashed Harmful Vehicle Emissions, but People of Color and Overburdened Communities Continue to Breathe the Worst Air

By Liza Gross

Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollutants, Known as PM2.5, Have Led to Disproportionately High Deaths Among Black Americans

By Caroline Marshall Reinhart

The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing

By Kristoffer Tigue

Air Pollution Could Potentially Exacerbate Menopause Symptoms, Study Says

By Gina Jiménez

Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on New Air Pollution Regulations—and Women’s Roles in Bringing Them About

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

Breathing Wildfire Smoke Could Raise Dementia Risk, New Study Finds

By Kristoffer Tigue

The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color

By Kristoffer Tigue

In South Asia, Vehicle Exhaust, Agricultural Burning and In-Home Cooking Produce Some of the Most Toxic Air in the World

By Zoha Tunio

Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers

By Liza Gross