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Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

September 18, 2025Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry StevensComments Off on Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters.

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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

August 3, 2025David Gelles and Maxine JoselowComments Off on How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025David Gelles and Maxine JoselowComments Off on How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025Rebecca DzombakComments Off on Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds

Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.

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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”

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The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023Delger Erdenesanaa and Noah WeilandComments Off on The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air

In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.

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Biden Proposes Emission Rules to Boost Sales of Electric Cars

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023Coral DavenportComments Off on Biden Proposes Emission Rules to Boost Sales of Electric Cars

The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States by 2032 are all-electric.

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Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023Coral DavenportComments Off on Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution

A new rule would, for the first time in a decade, reduce emissions of soot that disproportionately harm communities of color.

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California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022Coral Davenport and Lisa FriedmanComments Off on California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars

The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards.

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Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How.

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022Lisa FriedmanComments Off on Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How.

In a first, the measure legally defines greenhouse gases as pollution. That’ll make new regulations much tougher to challenge in court.

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