Defending the Clean Air Act - Press Releases
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New Report Sheds Light on Major Health Benefits of Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicle Standards
April 4, 2013 - The American Lung Association’s latest report, “A Penny for Prevention: The Case for Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicle Standards” finds that thousands of lives can be saved and millions of missed work and school days can be prevented if the EPA is able to fully implement the newly proposed standards for cleaner gasoline and cleaner vehicles. -
Carol Browner to Keynote National Journal Policy Summit on the Past, Present & Future of the Clean Air Act
December 3, 2012 - On Wednesday, December 5, National Journal will host former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner for "Legacy of the Clean Air Act: Looking Back, Moving Forward," a National Journal LIVE policy summit. -
American Lung Association Condemns House Passage of HR 3409
September 21, 2012 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, at the urging of big polluters, passed H.R. 3409 that would be the biggest rollback of the Clean Air Act since it was enacted more than 40 years ago. -
Court Decision to Vacate Cross State Rule Means Millions Will Continue to Suffer from 'Secondhand Smog'
August 21, 2012 - Albert A. Rizzo, M.D., past chair of the American Lung Association’s national board of directors, calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to appeal the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to vacate the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule – a decision that tosses out lifesaving protections that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted in 2011. -
Court Decision Leaves EPA Air Safeguard in Place
July 20, 2012 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled today to uphold a clean air standard that limits dangerous intense bursts of sulfur dioxide pollution from power plants, factories, and other sources, rejecting challenges by polluting industries. The standard will prevent thousands of premature deaths, hospital admissions and emergency room visits, and over 50,000 asthma attacks each year. -
American Lung Association Urges U.S. Senate to Reject Latest House Leadership Attempt to Roll Back Clean Air Protections
June 21, 2012 - Lung Association urges the US Senate to reject latest attempt to weaken clean air protections. -
American Lung Association Hails Bipartisan Rejection of Clean Air Rollback
June 20, 2012 - Today, a strong bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate stood up for the health of our children and rejected attempts by big polluters and their allies in Congress to rollback clean air safeguards that protect the public from toxic air pollution. Senator Jim Inhofe's (R-OK) S.J. Res. 37 was firmly rejected by a 53 to 46 vote of the Senate. -
More Protective Soot Standard Will Save Lives, Protect Fragile Environments
June 15, 2012 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally proposed updated clean air standards that will prevent thousands of premature deaths and take steps toward clearing hazy air. The EPA's proposal comes in response to legal action filed on behalf of the American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association by Earthjustice. The groups called upon the EPA to adopt final protections against particle pollution that follow the Clean Air Act's requirements to protect public health and iconic national parks. -
Lung Association to Congress: Protect Our Kids Health; Don't Weaken the Clean Air Act
May 17, 2012 - The American Lung Association calls on Congress to reject HR 4471. The bill would block clean air protections that reduce asthma attacks. -
American Lung Association’s Annual State of the Air Report Finds Air Quality Improvements in Nation’s Most Polluted Cities
April 25, 2012 - The American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2012 report released today finds that in America’s most polluted cities, air quality was at its cleanest since the organization’s annual report began 13 years ago. This year’s report details the trend that standards set under the Clean Air Act to cleanup major air pollution sources—including coal-fired power plants, diesel engines, and SUVs—are working to drastically cut ozone (smog) and particle pollution (soot) from the air we breathe. Despite this progress, unhealthy levels of air pollution still exist and in some parts of the country worsened. -
Media Alert: America Lung Association to Host State of the Air 2012 Twitter Chat
April 23, 2012 - The American Lung Association is hosting a Twitter chat with air quality experts who will talk about the results of this year’s State of the Air report. Find out if the air quality in your area is safe to breathe and what can be done to protect your loved ones from the most common air pollutants, ozone (smog) and particle pollution (soot), which can cause serious health problems including asthma attacks, heart attacks, and even premature death. -
Natural Gas and Oil Production Standards will Protect Health and Reduce Toxic Air Pollution
April 18, 2012 - The American Lung Association welcomes the new natural gas and oil production safeguards announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will curb harmful air pollution. -
American Lung Association Names Senator Tom Carper First-ever Healthy Air Hero
March 29, 2012 - The American Lung Association honors U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) with the American Lung Association’s inaugural Healthy Air Hero Award for his service to protect the lung health of all Americans and his steadfast commitment to the Clean Air Act. -
Following EPA’s Roll Out of First Standards on Power Plant Carbon Pollution, the American Lung Association’s Red Carriage Rolls to Capitol Hill to Fight For Clean Air
March 28, 2012 - – More than 100 doctors, nurses, clean air advocates and American Lung Association staff and volunteers from across the country gathered today on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demonstrate their support for clean air protections. For more than a year now, the Lung Association has been fighting against attempts in Congress to weaken clean air protections, and today’s events come in the midst of heightened attention to this issue. -
American Lung Association Honors Congresswoman Capps
March 28, 2012 - The American Lung Association presents Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) with its Lung Health Champion Award for her leadership and heroic work to protect the lung health of all Americans. -
American Lung Association Applauds Obama Administration’s Power Plant Carbon Pollution Standards Proposal
March 27, 2012 - The American Lung Association responds to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to establish the first national power plant carbon pollution standards that will dramatically improve public health. -
New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA to Do More to Reduce Air Pollution
March 21, 2012 - The American Lung Association releases results of its new, nationwide bipartisan survey that examines public views of the Clean Air Act and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to update and enforce lifesaving clean air standards, including carbon and mercury emissions from power plants. -
Medical & Health Groups File Suit to Protect Limits on Mercury, Air Toxic Pollution
March 16, 2012 - Today five professional medical societies and public health groups took legal action to support public health safeguards that reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants. These groups filed a motion to intervene in support of the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which set long-overdue limits on the emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. -
American Lung Association Lauds U.S. Senate's Rejection of the Latest Attempt to Block Clean Air Protections
March 8, 2012 - American Lung Association applauds United States Senate's rejection of Senator Susan Collins (ME) amendment that would have placed the health of millions at risk. -
American Lung Association Blasts Senator Inhofe’s Attempt to Block Life-saving Standards
February 16, 2012 - American Lung Association responds to Senator Jim Inhofe’s attack against life-saving protections to reduce power plant mercury and air toxics. -
EPA Sued for Failure to Issue Air Pollution Standards
February 14, 2012 - The American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association today filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to complete the required review of and proposal for stronger air pollution standards that protect public health. -
Media Alert: America Lung Association to Host Healthy Air Twitter Party - February 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. (EST)
February 6, 2012 - The Lung Association is hosting a Twitter party on Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. (EST) with air quality experts who will answer questions about the health impacts of air pollution what can be done to ensure the Clean Air Act remains a vital public health protection for generations to come. -
American Lung Association Eager for President Obama’s Comments on Healthy Air during State of the Union Address
January 24, 2012 - The American Lung Association awaits President Obama’s comments on protecting public health and updating clean air standards during this evening’s State of the Union Address. -
Obama Administration Finalizes Life-Saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
December 21, 2011 - The American Lung Association applauds the Obama Administration for finalizing the new life-saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. -
American Lung Association Chides House of Representatives for Passage of Latest Harmful Anti-Public Health Bills
December 7, 2011 - The American Lung Association is deeply disappointed by the U.S. House of Representatives repeated efforts to pass legislation that is detrimental to public health.
