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Back in 2012, I wrote about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and the impacts of pollution that traveled via wind from one state to another. It was a look at the effects of dirty air from “upwind” states on “downwind” states. Now, 5 years...

Moms Clean Air Force joined hundreds at a public hearing in Charleston, West Virginia, this week about the fate of America’s Clean Power Plan, which places first-ever limits on climate-warming pollution from power plants. Scott Pruitt, head of EPA, wants to reverse the landmark Plan,...

  Under a clear blue sky, you watch a little boy laughing as he runs alongside a butterfly in the park. A young girl races across a soccer field to score a goal. They stop to catch their breath. A sparrow flies by. Your thoughts...

This was written by Elliott Negin, a senior writer at the Union of Concerned Scientists. It originally posted at EcoWatch: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt recently proposed eliminating federal tax credits for wind and solar power, arguing that they should “stand on their own...