The Latest by Robyn Winz

Senior Research and Policy Analyst

A refinery with storage tanks and exhaust stacks, some releasing vapor, are in the foreground of an aerial photo with the skyline of Houston on the horizon.
December 17, 2025

Breathing the Consequences: EPA’s Refusal to Implement Strengthened Soot Standard Endangers Public Health

A February 2026 deadline calls for EPA to address air pollution from soot, but it appears the agency has taken few steps, if any, to do so.

August 25, 2025

The Gridlock Scare Was Just Hot Air

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

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

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.