Climate

New Report Finds Clean Trucks and Buses Will Save Thousands of Lives, Slash Air Pollution, Create Jobs
Mar 05, 2021

(Washington, D.C. – March 4, 2021) Air pollution standards that ensure all new heavy-duty trucks and buses sold for urban and community use are zero-emitting by 2035, and all such ...

by Kevin Tuerff

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Let’s ditch diesel buses and embrace a green future
Feb 16, 2021

UK city leaders must be bold and commit to entirely zero-emission bus fleets by the end of the decade, says EDF Europe’s head of policy and campaigns, Oliver Lord.

by Catherine Ittner

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Convenings

COP27 panels highlight connections between air quality, health and climate The United Nations climate meeting, COP27, brought together global leaders to tackle the greatest environmental challenge of our time. EDF ...

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Global Clean Air Blog: How we make pollution more visible
Oct 27, 2020

By Sarah Vogel, Ph.D., VP Health When we’re outside, either walking or driving, we’re instinctively looking out for traffic. “Look both ways when you cross the street,” is advice drummed ...

• October 27, 2020January 26, 2021 • Climate, Energy, Monitoring

Regulatory and Legal Actions

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Business Sectors

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Personal Clean Air Stories

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Impacts and Disparity

Nearly 150 million Americans, or roughly half of the population, live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution. The problem disproportionately menaces communities of color and low wealth. That ...

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How-to Guide for Mapping Hyperlocal Air Pollution

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How Working From Home Could Save 11 Billion Road Miles, Cut Emissions
Jun 16, 2020

Maintaining remote working after the coronavirus lockdown in the U.K. could cut two airports’ worth of emissions and eliminate 11.3 billion miles of commutes, a British clean air campaign has ...

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