Trump administration illegally weakened national protections against air pollution caused by soot, Bay Area judge rules ...

The agency now has until early 2027 to implement the strengthened particulate matter standard and designate the areas with ...

Wildfire smoke and ozone pollution trigger air quality alerts in multiple states, raising risks for respiratory and heart ...

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If finalized, this action could result in lower costs for truck manufacturers while potentially also boosting air pollution.

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...

Lee Zeldin, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is slated to go before a Senate panel today to try and defend the indefensible: taking the nation’s environmental guardian off ...

Across North America over the last week, as wildfires raging in Minnesota and Ontario released huge plumes of smoke, air ...

The chief air pollution regulator at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning. Aaron Szabo told staff in a meeting on Tuesday that he is planning to leave his position as assistant ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an areawide “Air Pollution Action Day” alert as wildfire smoke moves through the state. The alert, issued for Sunday, July ...