Clean Air Act Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Californians to the EPA – We Want Clean Air!

Aug 7, 2012Corinne SmithChildren's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

As the summer heat sets in, some may consider the air quality a passing concern, while for others it is an invisible cage on their daily activity: “I check the air quality rating every day now,” said one former college track athlete and lung cancer survivor, now a...

The Fracking Debate is Blowing Up….And So Could The West Village

Sep 6, 2011K ChhengEnergy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Houston-based gas company Spectra Energy has proposed building a high-pressure natural gas pipeline that would run through the tri-state area, including through Linden, Bayonne, Staten Island, Jersey City, the Hudson River, and entering Manhattan through the West...

House GOP Attacks EPA and Environmental Regulations-What This Means For YOUR Health

Apr 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

In the hands of the GOP, Congress has mounted an all-out assault on the Environmental Protection Agency, pushing an extensive list of measures to shackle the EPA from exercising its regulatory authority. But wait, there’s more: the House Republican’s 2012 budget aims...