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Smog over Los Angeles.
(Robert S. Donovan / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Article October 2, 2014

California: A Terrible Place To Breathe

The Golden State claimed all five of the top slots for the highest air pollution in the American Lung Association's 2014 State of the Air Report.

Deadly fine particulate matter, also known as soot, is caused by pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and industrial power plants. Breathing soot can cause premature death, heart disease and lung damage.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
case May 12, 2014

Protecting Lives, Lungs from Soot

In December 2006, Earthjustice challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to strengthen national standards for airborne particulates, despite a nearly unanimous recommendation from its own Clean Air Science Advisory Committee to do so. Particulate matter (PM) is one of the most dangerous forms of air pollution as small particles of soot, smoke, metals and other…

Deadly fine particulate matter, also known as soot, is caused by pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and industrial power plants. Breathing soot can cause premature death, heart disease and lung damage.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory May 9, 2014

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Clean Air Standards for Soot

Today’s decision is a victory for public health that will save tens of thousands of lives and more than a billion dollars in health related costs every year.

Press Release: Victory December 14, 2012

EPA Acts to Protect Lives, Lungs from Soot

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted protections that will slash the amount of soot allowed in our air, improving air quality for millions of Americans. This move by the EPA comes in response to legal action filed by Earthjustice on behalf of the American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association asking…

Article July 20, 2012

Surprises Arise at Clean Air Public Forum

“This morning’s testimony was so moving, I wish I’d had tissues with me,” said one speaker. “It never occurred to me that I would need them at an EPA public hearing.”

Article June 20, 2012

Soot Gets Editorial Ink

The historical significance of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently proposed new limits on fine particle pollution, colloquially called soot, wasn’t lost on a number of editorial pages.

Press Release May 31, 2012

Court Orders EPA to Sign Soot Rule Proposal in One Week

Agency legally required to act on health protections for deadly soot pollution

Article December 30, 2010

Celebrating Americans Who Didn't Die in 2010

According to estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 160,000 American lives were saved in 2010 by the Clean Air Act’s health protections. Four decades of clean air protections have made the U.S. stronger, healthier and more prosperous.

Press Release: Victory February 24, 2009

Earthjustice Wins Case Seeking Stronger Particulate Pollution Standards

Environmental Protection Agency must consider stronger standards to protect Americans

Document December 15, 2006

Comments by Earthjustice, American Lung Association, Environmental Defense and others on the Particulate Matter Pollution Standard

Comments on proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate pollution

Document December 15, 2006

Petition for Review Challenging Weak Particulate Matter Pollution Standard

Lawsuit seeks stronger protections against harmful airborne pollution

Press Release December 15, 2006

Health, Environmental Groups File Court Challenge to EPA Particulate Matter Pollution Standard

EPA maintains nearly decade old annual pollution levels that have been linked to thousands of deaths annually

Press Release September 21, 2006

EPA Air Quality Standard Follows Wrong Path Towards Protecting Public Health

EPA adopts particulate matter standards that reflect politics, not medical science

Press Release March 8, 2006

Earthjustice Urges EPA to Adopt Stronger Particulate Pollution Standards

Proposed standards and exemptions are illegal, industry-driven