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Electrifying New York City’s trucks and buses would save billions and prevent hundreds of deaths per year, new study finds
Feb 05, 2025

Diesel-powered trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles—also known as medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs)—are some of the biggest emitters of health harming pollution on U.S. roads. That’s why many states ...
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Air Tracker expands to Rio de Janeiro, helping officials enforce air quality standards
Derek Schwabe / Nov 19, 2024

What’s new: At the Urban 20 Mayors (U20) Summit, Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today. Air Tracker is ...
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NJ state legislators and residents talk new legislation to limit warehouse and truck pollution at virtual town hall
Derek Schwabe / Nov 08, 2024

What’s new: A coalition of environmental and community groups, including EDF, Clean Water Action and EarthJustice, held a virtual town hall last month with New Jersey state lawmakers and residents ...
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Six ways to ramp up climate and clean air action in 2025
Sarah Vogel / Nov 08, 2024

2024 has been a significant year for the climate and air pollution crisis, both in terms of the mounting impacts and increased action. Extreme climate events like hurricanes and wildfires ...
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New Air Quality Data Directory connects advocates with crucial data to advance clean air goals
Aug 12, 2024

By Adrienne Parks, Analyst, Community Engagement What’s new: A new tool from Environmental Defense Fund and partners is making it easier to connect clean air advocates with data to drive ...
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EDF team visits Brazil to expand Air Tracker, support clean air action
Tammy Thompson / Jul 03, 2024

What’s new: Our recent trip to Brazil in June gave EDF the opportunity to formalize partnerships with city and state officials in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as these ...
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Video: EDF and partners release report finding one in three New Jersey residents lives near a mega-warehouse
Derek Schwabe / Jun 26, 2024

What’s new: EDF released a new report tracing the growth of mega-warehouses and associated diesel truck pollution in New Jersey, building upon recent research in New York and Illinois. The launch ...
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New State of Global Air report shows pollution’s deadly impact
Sarah Vogel / Jun 26, 2024

What’s new: The Health Effects Institute’s new State of Global Air 2024 report finds that air pollution ranks as the second leading risk factor for death, including for children under ...
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State of the Air Report shows America must work harder to fight pollution
Tammy Thompson / May 07, 2024

What’s new: The American Lung Association released its annual State of the Air report last month, showing that climate change is making it more difficult to clean up our polluted ...
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