Health

New Study Finds Rapidly Declining Costs for Zero-Emitting Freight Trucks and Buses
Feb 10, 2022

Statement by Peter Zalzal: “Pollution from freight trucks and buses is dangerous to people’s health and accelerates climate change. This study finds that zero-emitting solutions are available and can help ...

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Meet Ethan McMahon, Chief of Party, Clean Air Catalyst
Lexi Ambrogi / Feb 01, 2022

Ethan McMahon is the new Chief of Party for the Clean Air Catalyst, a flagship program launched by the U.S. Agency for International Development and a global consortium of organizations ...

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• February 1, 2022May 25, 2022 • Health, Homepage, Monitoring, Partners, Science

EPA Takes Welcome Step to Support Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Protect Americans from Dangerous Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Jan 31, 2022

Statement by EDF Lead Counsel Michael Panfil: “Today, EPA released its proposed finding that is it ‘appropriate and necessary’ under the Clean Air Act to limit mercury and other toxic ...

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New York Times: E.P.A. Chief Vows to ‘Do Better’ to Protect Poor Communities
Jan 26, 2022

US EPA announced increased air and water quality monitoring and enforcement in overburdened communities.

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New York Times: Even Low Levels of Soot Can Be Deadly to Older People, Research Finds
Jan 26, 2022

A new major study examined health data from 68.5 million older Americans and found that even low levels of pollution can lead to a greater chance of dying early.

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APN News (India): TERI and EDF launch first-of-its-kind catalogue of Indian Emission Inventory reports to help cities combat air pollution
Jan 19, 2022

The Energy and Resources Institute and EDF launched a consolidated database of Indian emission inventory reports, the first report of its kind for India.

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Markey Bill Provides Tools to Better Understand Local Sources of Air Pollution and Protect Health
Jan 19, 2022

A new bill introduced by Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts would require the US EPA to better enable the development of hyperlocal air pollution insights at the community level.

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Canary Media: One way to clean up dirty trucks and ships? Design smarter routes
Jan 18, 2022

New mapping tools are helping freight companies plan smarter, more efficient routes that will curb air pollution and carbon emissions.

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New research shows the sources of fine particle pollution vary from country to country—our response should, too
Ananya Roy / Dec 17, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated headlines, another invisible and insidious health threat continues to rage, causing lost workdays, emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Fine particle air pollution (PM2.5) is ...

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• December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 • Health, Homepage, India

People of color hit hardest by air pollution: EPA needs to consider this in benefit-cost assessments of policies
Ananya Roy / Dec 15, 2021

New analysis from EDF and Carnegie Mellon University finds that prevalent methods of assessing impacts of air pollution underestimate pollution’s health impacts on people of color.

by Ananya Roy

• December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 • Community Organizer, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Health, Homepage, Public Health/Environmental Official, USA