John Walke

Feb 7, 2024 | nrdc.org | Vijay Limaye |John Walke |Emily Davis

In a victory for the health of all Americans, especially those most burdened by air pollution, EPA Administrator Regan announced today the agency’s final decision strengthening limits on soot (fine particulate matter) in our air. These limits, a part of the Clean Air Act known as National Ambient Air Quality Standards, define how much soot pollution is medically unsafe to breathe and set the level to which this kind of pollution must be reduced across the country.

Mar 29, 2023 | nrdc.org | Vijay Limaye |John Walke

Soot air pollution, also known as fine particulate matter, is deadly. It’s a public health menace that contributes to millions of early deaths worldwide each year from heart disease, lung ailments, and cancer. In the United States, millions of people are breathing in polluted air day after day, and it’s imposing huge costs on our society in terms of deaths, illnesses, and reduced worker productivity.