EPA air trends report flags wildfire emissions, cuts due to COVID-19

EPA’s annual air trends report, released May 26, shows continued progress toward cleaner air in the long-term, but also notes alarming spikes in particulate matter emissions from wildfires, and the temporary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that decreased pollution in some areas of the United States. “The latest data in this report make clear once again that environmental protection and economic prosperity go hand in hand,” said EPA Administrator Michael Regan, in a statement on the report . “Dramatic reductions...