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EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Will Cut Smog, Save Lives

Expert BlogUnited StatesOlivia Keck, John Walke

The Good Neighbor Plan is the latest version of EPA’s federal plan to clean up air pollution that travels from one state to another, as required by the Clean Air Act.

EPA Declines to Limit Deadly Soot Air Pollution

Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C.Emily Davis, John Walke, Dr. Vijay Limaye
On its way out the door, the Trump Administration undermines the Clean Air Act and public health in a profound way.

Trump EPA Abdicates Law Enforcement, Gives Polluters Amnesty

Expert BlogJohn Walke
The Trump EPA is reversing clean air enforcement positions against coal-burning power plants that EPA has taken and that federal courts have upheld not once, but twice. Moreover, the Trump administration promises EPA enforcement relief to all industrial polluters covered…

Trump EPA’s Scientific Fraud on Deadly Air Pollution

Expert BlogJohn Walke
Trump's EPA has announced plans to try to repeal the Clean Power Plan—and deny Americans annual health benefits that include avoiding 3,600 premature deaths; 90,000 asthma attacks in children; 1,700 hospital admissions; and 300,000 missed days of school and work.