Biden’s Hefty Clean Air To-Do List Follows Early Big Promises

Outdated emissions limits, regional underfunding, and the exclusion of long-suffering communities has left more than 150 million Americans still living under unhealthy levels of pollution, and groups are calling on President Joe Biden to fill the gaps by prioritizing air quality standards.

“The administration is going to need to take a number of U-turns before it engages the gears to move forward,” Ann Weeks, senior counsel and legal director of the advocacy group Clean Air Task Force, said at an expert panel this month.

Former President Donald Trump stripped away dozens of protective clean air and environmental standards during his ...