Category Archives: Clean Air Act

DC Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Rule on Mercury Emissions

Posted on April 16, 2014 by caitlin

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld EPA’s 2012 rule setting emission standards for coal and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units, denying the challenge from utilities and industry groups that EPA exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act. The … Continue reading →

Posted in air pollution, Clean Air Act, EPA | Comments Off on DC Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Rule on Mercury Emissions

As Winter Descends, EPA Proposes Stricter Standards for Wood Stoves

Posted on January 6, 2014 by caitlin

New Englanders feeding their wood stoves in a struggle against the sub-zero temperatures have something new to read, because EPA has proposed new emission limits on residential wood-burning heaters. While more than twelve million U.S. homes rely on wood stoves … Continue reading →

Posted in air pollution, asthma, carbon monoxide, cardiovascular disease, Clean Air Act, EPA, Fine Air Particulates, pollution control standards, soot, Uncategorized, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), woodstoves | Comments Off on As Winter Descends, EPA Proposes Stricter Standards for Wood Stoves

Legislation Proposes Moratorium on Mountaintop Removal Permits Until Health Consequences Are Invesitgated

Posted on February 20, 2013 by ju11

     On Wednesday, February 13th, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) introduced the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act (H.R. 526) in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The legislation would place a moratorium on all new mountaintop … Continue reading →

Posted in Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, environmental cleanup, environmental health, environmental health law, environmental justice, EPA, Fine Air Particulates, fish consumption advisories, pollution control standards, public health, public health law, Uncategorized, vulnerable populations | Comments Off on Legislation Proposes Moratorium on Mountaintop Removal Permits Until Health Consequences Are Invesitgated

Worker Safety and the Federal Rulemaking Process

Posted on February 10, 2013 by caitlin

Crystalline silica, a mineral in the earth’s crust, is a common component of sand, stone, concrete, and brick.  When workers cut, saw, or drill these materials—mainly during construction work and mining operations—the silica is aerosolized, exposing workers to fine particulate … Continue reading →

Posted in carcinogens, CDC, Clean Air Act, environmental health, environmental health law, EPA, Fine Air Particulates, hydraulic fracturing, NACOSH, NIEHS, NIH, OMB, OSHA, pollution control standards, public health, routes of exposure | Comments Off on Worker Safety and the Federal Rulemaking Process

Air Pollution’s Disproportionate Impact on Low-Income Americans

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jamiemyers

“There is a kinship between the being of the earth and that of my body.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty, 1970 In college, I grew accustomed to the sound of trains, cars, and trucks lulling me to sleep every night. On cold winter mornings, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Clean Air Act, environmental health, environmental health law, environmental justice, environmental law, Fine Air Particulates, NEPA | Comments Off on Air Pollution’s Disproportionate Impact on Low-Income Americans