clean air act

The Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act are more than 50 years old. They are not equipped to effectively deal with issues like climate change, agricultural pollution and toxic contaminants like PFAS ("forever chemicals”) that have emerged.

John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, died Thursday of cancer at age 92.He is remembered for far more than his…

Citizen environmental groups are planning to sue Detroit’s incinerator over alleged repeated emissions violations if the facility doesn’t clean up its…

A new study shows Michigan’s air quality continues to improve, but the American Lung Association warns those gains could be lost. The association’s "State…

Some days I find myself wishing President Obama would make a speech honoring motherhood and propose a program to honor mothers.If he did that, it’s very…

There's plenty of discussion about climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, but are we ready to actually do something substantive about reducing those…

The cost of electricity could jump dramatically next month in the Upper Peninsula.Residents there might have to start paying to keep a coal plant open…

Americans care more about fuel economy than ever before, but did you know that the EPA does their MPG testing at their laboratory in Ann Arbor?The EPA's…

Clean air advocates in Michigan are cheering a U.S. Supreme Court decision that will allow stricter regulation of coal-fired power plants.The high court…

Battle Creek-based cereal maker Kellogg has agreed to pay a big fine for violating the federal Clean Air act.The violations occurred at Kellogg plants in…