EnvironmentAs US wildfires pollute the skies, a loophole is obscuring the impact. Can it be fixed?October 18, 2023Everyone agrees it’s time to change the Clean Air Act's exceptional events rule, but has different solutions. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentIn Detroit, a ‘magic wand’ makes dirty air look clean - and lets polluters off the hookOctober 17, 2023Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price.
EnvironmentWhat is the exceptional events rule? The loophole letting US regulators wipe air pollution from the recordOctober 16, 2023First pushed through by the Republican senator and climate denier Jim Inhofe, the rule has become a ‘regulatory escape hatch’ for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards.
EnvironmentRevealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of AmericansOctober 16, 2023Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize.
