Clean Air Updates
Overview | Our Story | What We Do | Clean Air Timeline | Clean Air Updates | Advocacy
The American Lung Association’s fight for clean and healthy air continues. We won’t stop until our children no longer battle airborne poisons and the air in every American community is clean and healthy. Check back on this site to keep up with news, announcements and updates about our ongoing fight for healthy air. Want to keep up with all the Lung Association’s lifesaving work? Visit www.LungUSA.org.
Updates:
Hearings Set for Proposed Air Quality Standards for NO2
July 9, 2009
Hearings set for August 3rd and 6th will allow concerned citizens to weigh in on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a potent form of air pollution. The American Lung Association will be there to call on EPA to better protect public health with a stronger standard, which will become the official outdoor limit for this dangerous air pollutant. Learn more...
EPA Expected to Propose Revisions on Air Quality Standards for NO2
June 26, 2009
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release a proposal to revise the air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a potent form of air pollution. The American Lung Association urges EPA to better protect public health by strengthening the standard, which will become the official outdoor limit for this dangerous air pollutant. Learn more...
EPA Study Reveals Risks from Air Toxics
June 25, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released a report that allows you to see the risks in your neighborhood from a group of toxic air pollutants. The study, called the National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment for 2002, looks at the risk of cancer and respiratory harm from 181 specific air pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer, called “Air Toxics.” Learn more...
Healthy Air: Soot and Smog Cut 90% in New Diesel Trucks, Buses
June 19, 2009
Diesel trucks and buses have long been some of the most common sources of soot and smog-forming pollution, pumping deadly particles and chemical compounds into the air we breathe. But new diesels have dramatically cleaned up their act, performing even better than expected! And the American Lung Association helped lead the fight for this change. Learn more...
American Lung Association Applauds EPA for Fighting Pollution from Global Shipping
The American Lung Association applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for charting a course today to protect millions of people from the dangerous pollution from ocean-going vessels.
American Lung Association Scores Court Victory for Healthy Air
The American Lung Association in partnership with several states and environmental colleagues scored a critical legal victory for cleaner, healthier air across the country. In a federal appeals court ruling, existing clean air standards were found to be deficient.
American Lung Association Commends AT&T for Taking Steps to Reduce Emissions
More than 125 million Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, some of which is caused by emissions from cars, trucks and heavy equipment. The American Lung Association commends AT&T for its considerable efforts to reduce harmful emissions by investing in cleaner fuel alternatives.
