States and refineries asked the justices to clarify venue rules for challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions under the Clean Air Act. In theory, the statute requires any nationwide ...

Pollution muddied clear skies and sickened people across the country. The Clean Air Act helped change that. But the law's future is cloudy. The Nixon-era law is "under attack," said The American ...

March 27 (UPI) --The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing entities subject to the Clean Air Act to seek exemptions via email through Monday while the agency reconsiders relevant rules.

But all that changed when Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act of 1970. The law set national limits for six major pollutants, established stringent emissions standards for vehicles, and required ...

"President Bush's decision to go forward with strong environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act…is a splendid gift to future generations of Americans and Canadians to savor," Brian ...

The agency posted guidance online that lays out a path for companies to seek exemptions from Clean Air Act regulations, including toxic emissions limits imposed on a range of pollution sources ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set up a portal allowing polluters to request exemptions to nine Clean Air Act rules. The Clean Air Act allows the president to exempt polluters from ...

In addition to Earth Day, the 1970s saw the creation of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, which experts say are now in jeopardy. This year marks the 55th ...

The EPA's Clean Air Act designates parts of southeastern Wisconsin as non-attainment zones, forcing businesses to pay for costly mitigation efforts for pollution they aren't primarily responsible for.