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Question by Fitness P: Does rain clean the pollution out of the air? I live in a big city with lots of air pollution. I love to run outdoors, but often times the pollution makes my throat and lungs hurt. It has been raining today, so will the rain clean the air out so I can run afterwards? Is More....

by pierre-alain dorange Help Clean Up Air Pollution – Can We Improve Air Quality by Reducing Pollution? One of the biggest reasons that we can have poor air quality is form fuel burning cars and factories. If we want to have cleaner air then we can pass laws that will demand that the More....

Pace of EPA’s Clean Air Act Rulemakings Turns Heads, Draws Lawsuits The Obama administration is in the midst of a landmark series of Clean Air Act rulemakings. In 18 months, U.S. EPA has — amo… Read more on New York Times Record warm nights yield to dry conditions Drought More....

EPA’s Clean Air Act Turns 40 As part of the activities commemorating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 40th anniversary, the agency is highlighting progress made under the 40 years of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at a conference in Washington, D.C. Read more on More....

Federal judge: Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks program can proceed LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has ruled that the Port of Los Angeles can regulate trucks that haul goods in and out of its property to reduce air pollution around the country’s busiest port complex. Read more More....

Judge: LA Port’s clean trucks program can proceed A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Port of Los Angeles can regulate trucks that haul goods in and out of its property to reduce air pollution around the country’s busiest port complex. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance Judge: LA More....