New Tool Tracks Cross-Border Pollution, Revealing Unequal Distribution Of Risk, Responsibility

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 30, 2026 | Headlines

EurekAlert! | 30 January 2026 | A new University of Notre Dame study finds that about 40% of the 100,000 annual U.S. premature deaths linked to PM2.5 are caused by cross-state pollution and introduces a simplified, data-driven framework to help policymakers identify...

EPA Plan Would Begin Rolling Back ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule On Downwind Pollution From Smokestacks

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 30, 2026 | Headlines

AP News | 30 January 2026 | The Trump administration’s EPA has proposed approving ozone control plans for eight states and moving to roll back the Biden-era “Good Neighbor” rule limiting cross-state smokestack emissions, drawing criticism from environmental groups who...

Tlaib, Health Advocates Sound Alarm As EPA Works To Loosen Pollution Standard

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 29, 2026 | Headlines

The Detroit News | 29 January 2026 | Health advocates warn that the EPA’s proposed rollback of federal particulate matter standards would disproportionately harm Michigan residents near industrial sources by weakening protections for people with heart and lung...

EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism To Improve Air Quality By Taking An Important Step To Reconsider Biden-Era “Good Neighbor Plan”

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 29, 2026 | Headlines

EPA | 29 January 2026 | The EPA proposed approving ozone compliance plans for eight states, rolling back parts of the Biden-era Good Neighbor Plan and easing interstate ozone controls in a move the agency says restores state authority while critics warn could weaken...

Winter Storm Triggered Nearly 600,000 LBS Of Gas Field Air Pollution, State Data Shows

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 28, 2026 | Headlines

Public Citizen | 28 January 2026 | Industry reports show that a severe Texas winter storm triggered more than half a million pounds of additional air pollution from gas facilities, highlighting how extreme weather increasingly strains fossil fuel infrastructure and...

Air Pollution Kills Thousands A Year In The UK And Abroad – Why Isn’t There A Bigger Uproar?

by Ryan Wilmot | Jan 28, 2026 | Headlines

The Guardian | 28 January 2026 | The article argues that while breathwork and personal wellness practices are popular, air pollution poses a far greater, immediate threat to health that can only be addressed through strong public policy and emissions controls.