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Vital global initiative will accelerate clean air solutions in cities
Sarah Vogel / Mar 19, 2021

Everybody deserves the right to breathe clean air. Yet air pollution is choking cities and communities around the world – a staggering 9 in 10 people breathe unhealthy air. City ...

by Sarah Vogel

• March 19, 2021June 24, 2021 • Climate, Concerned Citizen, Energy, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Partners

Millions of Pounds of Air Pollution Released Because of Grid Failure, Freeze in Texas
Feb 24, 2021

(Houston, TX – February 23, 2021) Oil refineries, petrochemical plants and other unprepared industrial facilities in Texas reported releasing an estimated 3.5 million of pounds of extra pollution into the ...

by Sam Lovell

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Global Clean Air Blog: How increasing data transparency can help reduce pollution
Millie Chu Baird / Feb 01, 2021

By Millie Chu Baird, Associate Vice President, Office of the Chief Scientist Harnessing data for good has been at the heart of EDF science for decades. Whether we’re identifying gas ...

by Millie Chu Baird

• February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 • Community Organizer, Partners

Pollution data sharing norms are shifting
Oct 22, 2020

Thanks to code sharing platforms like GitHub, which allows developers to build on one another’s code, data sharing is less taboo. The air quality space is especially ripe for this ...

• October 22, 2020November 20, 2020 • Academic, Monitoring, Partners, Science

About EDF’s Global Clean Air Initiative

The problem: Around the world, nine out of ten people breathe unhealthy air. Air pollution is now the biggest environmental risk for early death, responsible for as many an estimated ...

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Oakland, California

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Breathe London pilot project

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Mom’s Clean Air Force: Trump’s EPA Called Out for Violating Environmental Justice Laws
Oct 21, 2020

In 1978, the Inspector General Act created offices with the authority to investigate and oversee specific governmental agencies. One of those was the Environmental Protection Agency.

• October 21, 2020November 9, 2020 • Environmental Justice, Partners

Houston, Texas

Houston, the energy capital of the United States, is a sprawling metro area where industrial facilities mix with residential neighborhoods. The city’s longstanding, hands-off approach to zoning means some industrial ...

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Cangzhou, China

Data-Driven Accurate Air Quality Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement The Cangzhou Clean Air Pilot Project in China reveals how innovative air quality monitoring (using a fleet of 50 taxis) could pinpoint ...

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