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(Bloomberg) - New York, California and nine other states sued to enforce clean air standards after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to meet a deadline to limit soot pollution. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New York, asks a judge to order the EPA to propose and complete the standards, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin of Rhode Island, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named 16 areas in 11 states that don't meet EPA standards for lead in the air. Exposure to lead may impair a child's IQ, learning capabilities and behavior. The 16 areas that don't meet t... Read Post

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized new standards limiting harmful soot pollution, a move that came after a federal judge earlier this year ordered the agency to act by December 14. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackso... Read Post

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was sued Friday by an environmental group that claims the agency has failed to safeguard public health in the West by not limiting the transmission of air pollution across... Read Post