The United Nations General Assembly recently declared that access to clean air and a healthy environment is a universal human right, but far too many people live in communities overburdened ...
The California Air Resources Board just approved new standards that will ensure all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state will be zero-emitting by 2035. The move will ...
(Washington, D.C. – July 28, 2022) U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (VA) today introduced the “Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act” to strengthen hyperlocal air quality insights and improve ...
(Washington, D.C. – July 13, 2022) U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today reintroduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022, a bill that would ...
(Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2022) Environmental Defense Fund is urging EPA to update and strengthen the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule in order to protect people and communities in downwind ...
This blog is co-authored by Taylor Bacon, Analyst, US Clean Air and Climate; Maria Harris, Senior Scientist; and Mindi DePaola, Program Manager, Office of the Chief Scientist. A new EDF ...
Statement from Peter Zalzal: “Heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks, delivery vans, transit buses and school buses are a significant source of both climate pollution and deadly diesel pollution. Today’s EPA ...
Statement from Alice Henderson, Senior Attorney and Director of Transportation and Clean Air Policy: “These clean car standards will deliver enormous climate and public health benefits, saving consumers money while ...
Statement from EDF President Fred Krupp: “Coal companies and their allies asked the Supreme Court today to prevent the EPA from limiting the huge amount of climate pollution emitted by ...
Statement by Heather McTeer Toney: “While there is a long way to go to address the systemic injustices associated with infrastructure development in this country, the Environmental Justice Air Quality ...