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Sierra Club Responds to Industrial Fire in Richmond, Indiana

On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana.

Sierra Club Applauds EPA Move to Reduce Toxic Air Pollution from Chemical Manufacturing Facilities

EPA is taking action against harmful air pollution from chemical manufacturing facilities.

EPA Proposes New Protections Against Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants

Today, the EPA proposed strengthening protections against heavy metals, mercury and other hazardous air pollution emitted from power plants, protecting vulnerable communities from some of the most dangerous types of air pollution.

Nearly 600,000 Call for Strong Soot Standards in Public Comments to EPA

A coalition of environmental, public health, and community groups submitted nearly 600,000 public comments to EPA in support of strong national ambient air quality standards for soot

Thousands Urge EPA to Close Unlawful Polluter Loopholes

Environmental justice and public health advocates from Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas will deliver over 7,000 public comments to EPA urging the agency to eliminate all unlawful loopholes from federal clean air rules.

Sierra Club Members to Show Support for Strong Soot Standards in EPA Public Hearings

This week, EPA is holding public hearings on the Agency’s proposed air quality standard for particulate matter, also known as soot.

EPA Restores Critical Protections Against Mercury and Air Toxics

EPA confirmed that it is “appropriate and necessary” under the Clean Air Act to regulate mercury and other hazardous air pollution from power plants, reversing a 2020 decision by the Trump Administration.

EPA Moves to Close Unlawful Loopholes Allowing Unchecked Air Pollution Emissions in Several States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, EPA proposed to eliminate loopholes in state plans during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) in Iowa, North Carolina, and Texas that allow harmful emissions of nearly limitless amounts of air pollution.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased Over Five Percent in 2021, EPA Draft Report Shows

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Harmful and climate-destabilizing greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.5 percent in 2021, EPA announced today in the Agency’s draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.

La Retirada del Mercado de Fogones de Gas Subraya la Necesidad de Supervisión y Educación del Consumidor

La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos de Consumidor (CPSC) ha emitido la retirada de miles de fogones de gas debido a una grave preocupación sobre envenenamiento por monóxido de carbono procedente del compartimiento del horno.

Proposed EPA Soot Standard Falls Short on Protecting Public Health, Leaves Thousands at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, the EPA released its long-overdue and long-awaited draft proposal to update the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for soot, also known as particulate matter, and while this proposal demonstrates a positive step toward clean air for all, it falls far short of what public health demands, communities deserve, and science requires.

Sierra Club, EDF Sue EPA to Protect People from Pollution Discharged by New Gas-Burning Power Plants

Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against EPA challenging the agency’s failure to satisfy its duty under our nation’s clean air laws to protect people and communities from the dangerous pollution emitted by new gas-burning power plants.