Healthy Air Index Page
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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. -
Groups Seek Faster Schedule for EPA Soot Rule
May 11, 2012 - The American Lung Association and National Parks Conservation Association today requested the federal court to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to comply with the Clean Air Act and complete the overdue review of the air pollution health standard for particulate matter also known as soot. -
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.
