Climate change is erasing US air quality progress

The United States has spent decades removing pollution from its air, but the impacts of climate change could erase that progress and expose millions of Americans to poor air quality, according to a new report released by climate risk group First Street Foundation. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down who will be impacted by worsening air quality. Plus, a federal judge questioned why FERC is declining to assess the significance of greenhouse gas emissions generated by new fossil fuel facilities.   For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy   Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.  Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.  Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO.  Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.  Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.