haze

Environmental Groups to EPA: Maintain Regional Haze Rule to Ensure Clean Air, Clear Skies in National Parks, Wilderness Areas

Organizations Submit Letter During Comment Period on Proposed Restructuring of Rule

Coalition Demands Alabama Revise Air Plan That Lets Big Polluters Off the Hook

MONTGOMERY, AL - A coalition of six organizations submitted a letter to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), demanding better protections for Alabamians in the department’s air pollution reduction plan.

Texans Urge Trump’s EPA to Back Off of Regional Haze Rule

Dallas – More than 1,000 people and nine organizations have submitted comments urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rethink plans to weaken regional haze pollution standards in the Lone Star State.

Haze Pollution Settlement Puts Pressure on Kentucky Regulators to Submit Stronger Plan to Protect National Parks and Improve Air Quality

Frankfort, KY – In response to legal action by environmental and conservation groups, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a final consent decree Friday that requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to speed up action on haze pollution plans from 32 states that have submitted proposals. 

U.S. District Court Finalizes Haze Pollution Consent Decree to Speed Up Protections for Public Lands

In response to legal action by Earthjustice, Environment Integrity Project, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree today that includes deadlines for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action on 32 states’ plans to reduce haze pollution that harms air quality in many of our most treasured national parks and wilderness areas.