The Latest by Robyn Winz

Senior Research and Policy Analyst

August 25, 2025

The Gridlock Scare Was Just Hot Air

By Robyn Winz & Seth Johnson / Washington, D.C. Office

Yet again, polluters’ sky-is-falling predictions — this time, of permitting gridlock — prove false.

Out of focus people in the foreground with the Los Angeles skyline behind them, in focus, on a sunny day with clouds in the sky.

October 10, 2023

Putting Industry Claims to Rest: Data Reveals Economic Success Amidst Clean Air Rules

By Robyn Winz / Washington, D.C. Office

Major cities saw simultaneous economic growth and cleaner air over the last decade.

A haze of smog covers the Port of Houston.

October 24, 2019

As New Study Shows Smog’s Deadly Effects, Court Orders EPA to Protect Public

By Robyn Winz / Washington, D.C. Office

Breathing smog can be as bad for you as smoking. The good news is, a court rejected EPA’s plan to let the air stay dirty.