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Investigating air pollution inequity at the neighborhood scale
Maria Harris / Nov 16, 2022

Air pollution in the United States has declined dramatically over the last several decades, thanks to strong, protective clean air policies. And yet, unjust disparities in pollution exposure remain, with ...

by Maria Harris

• November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 • Environmental Justice, Homepage, Monitoring, Public Health/Environmental Official, Science, USA

Another reason to reduce methane emissions: Saving lives
Sarah Vogel / Nov 10, 2022

Cutting methane emissions is one of the fastest, most effective ways to stabilize the climate. It can also improve public health.   Today, 130 countries are committed to cutting methane emissions by ...

by Sarah Vogel

• November 10, 2022November 15, 2022 • Climate, Energy, Homepage, Science

EDF joins global organizations calling on UNFCCC to strengthen action on short-lived climate pollutants to achieve climate goals
Sergio Sanchez / Nov 04, 2022

This blog is co-authored by Sergio Sanchez, Global Clean Air Policy Director and Julia Gohlke, Lead Senior Scientist, Climate & Health Environmental Defense Fund supports the World Health Organization (WHO), The ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 • Climate, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Partners, Public Health/Environmental Official, Science

Historic investments in air quality monitoring can give communities a voice in clean air solutions
Aileen Nowlan / Sep 08, 2022

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 ...

by Aileen Nowlan

• September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 • Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Monitoring, Science, USA

Introducing Air Tracker: A backward take on air quality to pinpoint sources
Tammy Thompson / Jun 13, 2022

EDF’s new Air Tracker tool allows us to better understand how local air pollution behaves, illuminating the path it takes from a likely source area. Because this tool allows us ...

by Tammy Thompson

• June 13, 2022August 10, 2022 • Academic, Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Homepage, Science

Meet Jennifer Hadayia, Executive Director, Air Alliance Houston
Lexi Ambrogi / May 25, 2022

Jennifer Hadayia is the Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, a nonprofit advocacy organization working to reduce the public health impacts from air pollution and advance environmental justice. With nearly ...

by lambrogi

• May 25, 2022August 15, 2022 • Environmental Justice, Homepage, Monitoring, Partners, USA

Traffic-related air pollution results in new childhood asthma. The actions we take today matter.
Ananya Roy / Mar 15, 2022

Asthma changes the physical, emotional and academic trajectory of a child’s life. More than 5 million children in the United States have asthma, and every year there are over 750,000 ...

by Ananya Roy

• March 15, 2022March 17, 2022 • Homepage, Science

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 ...

by lambrogi

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

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 ...

by Ananya Roy

• December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 • 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, Homepage, Public Health/Environmental Official, USA