‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Linked to Rare Cancers, Including Respiratory
Counties where drinking water surpassed the recommended maximum levels of PFAS had a higher incidence of respiratory, digestive, endocrine, and mouth and throat cancers.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Linked to Rare Cancers, Including Respiratory
Counties where drinking water surpassed the recommended maximum levels of PFAS had a higher incidence of respiratory, digestive, endocrine, and mouth and throat cancers.
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EPA Updates Indoor Air Quality Guidance
The EPA has released updated guidance on indoor air quality strategies for preventing the spread of common respiratory viruses.
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Health Organizations Urge EPA Approval of California Clean Air Rules
Sixty-five health and medical organizations are urging the EPA to approve eight pending California clean air rules.
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EPA Finalizes Stronger Air Pollution Standards
The EPA also issued new threshold levels for the Air Quality Index, changing the pollution levels needed to trigger some alerts.
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ATS and Lung Association ‘Disappointed’ by EPA’s Ozone Review Decision
The American Lung Association says EPA’s decision means the public will now have to “wait years” for a stronger national limit on ozone.
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ATS Welcomes EPA’s Proposed Rule to Combat Power Plant Emissions
The American Thoracic Society calls the EPA’s new ruling to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants a big step toward improving air quality.
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American Lung Association Responds to Proposed Updates to Standards
The American Lung Association has issued a statement in response to the EPA’s proposed updates to the NAAQS for Fine Particulate Matter.
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Improving Air Quality Standards Would Save Thousands of Lives
New air quality standards recommended by the ATS have the potential to prevent more illness and death than standards adopted by the US EPA.
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EPA Rolls Back Mercury, Air Emission Regulations
The EPA determined that “it is not ‘appropriate and necessary’ to regulate hazardous air pollutant emissions from power plants under section 112 of the Clean Air Act.”
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Illinois EPA Tries to Contain Waste From E-cigarettes
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is working to contain environmental damage that could be caused by discarded vaping devices, reported local media.
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ATS Pushes Back on EPA Efforts to Weaken California Gas Emissions Laws
The White House announced the EPA’s proposal to rollback national limits on greenhouse emissions from vehicles and revoke California’s authority to impose higher standards.
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EPA to Reform the National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review Process
US EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a memorandum for reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act.
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Tighter Air Pollution Standards May Save Thousands of Lives, Greatly Improve Public Health
Reducing outdoor concentrations of ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) to levels below those set by the US EPA would likely save thousands of lives each year.
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Cleanup Time: EPA Revises Standards for Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
After nearly 40 years, the EPA has revised its standards for sulfur dioxide emissions (SO2).
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