On December 31, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the most comprehensive environmental legislation the U.S. had ever seen. As we mark its fiftieth anniversary, read about the act's origins, the millions of lives it's saved, and why you're likely to hear more about it from the Biden administration.
The U.S. Clean Air Act turns 50 on December 31. America's dramatically cleaner skies are evidence of what legislation and innovation can do. Fifty years ago, a group of Democratic and Republican senators spent months working together in Washington, D.C. to tackle a danger they all agreed was harming …
June 15, 2020 James Round A major retrospective analysis of the Clean Air Act reveals its many public health benefits, along with its associated …
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 — President Nixon, pledging vig orous enforcement, signed into law today a clean air bill that sets a six‐year deadline for the automobile industry to develop an engine that is nearly free of pollution. The President singled out the measure for ceremonial signing as he completed …
While the federal Clean Air Act was enacted to protect humans from air pollution, it also has saved birds. The cleaner air resulting from the …
The Trump administration finalized a rule Wednesday that could make it more difficult to enact public health protections, by changing the way the Environmental Protection Agency calculates the costs and benefits of new limits on air pollution. The new cost-benefit requirements, which apply to all …
The Biden administration is poised to boost clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reversing the outgoing administration’s focus on …
President-elect Joe Biden’s robust agenda will address threats ignored by President Trump. This includes Biden’s commitment to tackle climate change, …
