smog

Trump Cuts to EPA

Peter Kuper Feb 27, 2025 Dig deeper

The Forgotten Struggle To Ban Gas-Powered Cars in the 1960s

Scott W. Stern / Grist Aug 30, 2024 Half a century ago, an obscure state senator fought to ban vehicles that used combustion engines—and almost won. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Environment

Lower Air Quality Is the Latest ‘Penalty’ of Climate Change

Lois Parshley / Grist Mar 2, 2024 A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires wreak havoc on our air. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The New Masks

Christopher Weyant Jun 8, 2023 Dig deeper

China’s Auto Show Highlights Electric Ambitions

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2019 The 2019 Shanghai auto show demonstrates the global industry’s race to make electric cars Chinese drivers want to buy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Air Pollution Adviser Denies Link Between Dirty Air and Health Problems

By Jason Plautz / Reveal Oct 24, 2018 The chairman of the EPA’s smog and soot panel has made his living challenging health findings on behalf of industry. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Air We Breathe Is Killing Millions

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 20, 2018 A new study finds that 95 percent of the world's population lives in areas with severe air pollution. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Texans Face Soaring Levels of Toxic Pollution After Harvey

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 2, 2017 Oil refineries and petrochemical plants in Houston report the release of more than 2,700 tons of additional pollution—a result of Hurricane Harvey's damage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Pollution Leads to Thousands of Premature Births Each Year

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2016 Air pollution contributes to 16,000 preterm births annually and costs the country billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity, the first study of the phenomenon suggests. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beijing Issues Its First Red Alert Over Smog as the City Goes Into Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2015 The ruling will impose tougher restrictions on industry and business in an attempt to curb the Chinese capital's pollution, which Greenpeace has called an “airpocalypse.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Fills Us In on All Things China

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2013 Tuesday's Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger segment of "The Colbert Report" was an "All-China" edition, though somehow Kim Jong Un got in to the mix. From China's pernicious smog levels to its recent landing on the moon, the faux-conservative pundit gives us the rundown on some current events in Asia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fracking and the New War on Air Pollution in Los Angeles

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 Over the past 50 years, the city of Los Angeles has made great strides to curb its smog problems by cutting vehicle emissions. But now, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of that progress by wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air.By wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of the progress Los Angeles has made to curb smog pollution over the past 50 years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )