In Focus: Deregulating the Clean Air Act and Air Pollutants

Aaron Bergman

Date

April 10, 2025

Guest

Aaron Bergman

Producers

Annie M. Tastet and Matt Fleck

Image

Drop of Light / Shutterstock

Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to roll back regulations of harmful air pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. For this In Focus video, Resources for the Future (RFF) Fellow Aaron Bergman discusses the Clean Air Act, which authorizes the regulation of important air pollutants; the health effects of the pollutants; and potential roadblocks to proposed deregulation.

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