Clean Air Act
Politics
UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy
13 July 2026
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7 min read
Legislation
White House moves to reverse 'endangerment ruling' that provides bedrock for federal attempts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
13 February 2026
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4 min read
Politics
Rolling out heat pumps and other green home heating systems will be critical to combatting chronic air pollution across the UK, argues Conservative peer Lord Randall
23 December 2022
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5 min read
Politics
Government response to joint committee report on air quality fails to allay MPs' concerns over public health impact of air pollution
20 June 2018
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3 min read
Aviation
US Environmental Protection Agency confirms greenhouse gas emissions from aeroplanes pose environmental threat, paving the way for federal limits on pollution
26 July 2016
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2 min read
Automotive
News comes as MEPs ask Industry Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska to clarify if emissions rigging has taken place in Europe
08 October 2015
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Automotive
Volkswagen faces $18bn in fines after US regulators found thousands of cars giving false data on emissions
21 September 2015
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Legislation
Obama administration continues green push with new proposals to strengthen air quality standards through the Clean Air Act
28 November 2014
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Automotive
Car makers agree sum to resolve legal claim from EPA that they understated emissions data for some 2012 and 2013 models
04 November 2014
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Legislation
New regulations based on US Clean Air Act welcomed by green groups but strongly criticised by coal industry
23 September 2013
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