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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.

by lambrogi

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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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Catalogue of Indian Emission Inventory Reports (Jan 2022)
Kevin Tuerff / Jan 11, 2022

Indian Emission Inventory Report_DIGITAL FILE (By PAARTHA BOSU, NEW DELHI, INDIA) A detailed air emission inventory (EI) is a comprehensive list of pollutants within a pre-defined geographical area and ...

by Kevin Tuerff

• January 11, 2022January 14, 2022 • Academic, Government Official/Policymaker, India, Science

Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act Step Toward Helping Communities Tackle Longstanding Inequities
Jul 28, 2021

“Every community should live free of the burden of harmful air pollution. With the introduction of the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act, Senator Markey is recognizing many do not, ...

by Tamara Kamis

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U.S. Must Do More to Eliminate Tailpipe Pollution from Cars, Trucks and SUVs
Jul 28, 2021

“If news reports are correct, our nation must do more than focus on the Trump rollbacks alone to swiftly eliminate tailpipe pollution from new passenger vehicles, because that focus alone ...

by Tamara Kamis

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New Interactive Map Has Details about Power Plants that Are the Source of Smog-Forming NOx Pollution
Jul 28, 2021

Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force, and M.J. Bradley & Associates today unveiled a new interactive map with detailed information about the fossil fuel-fired power plants that are the ...

by Tamara Kamis

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EDF, Allies Give EPA Robust Support for Restoring Unlawfully Withdrawn State Clean Car Waiver
Jul 08, 2021

Environmental Defense Fund and 11 other public interest groups have filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency detailing the reasons why the agency should rescind an unlawful Trump-era action that ...

by Tamara Kamis

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ABC 7: New study warns of racial disparity in Bay Area air pollution’s impact on childhood asthma
Apr 12, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Health is an important part of Building a Better Bay Area. There are disturbing numbers out tonight that indicate traffic pollution is hurting some neighborhoods more than ...

by Sam Lovell

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New study reveals large and unequal health burden from air pollution in California’s Bay Area
Mar 31, 2021

(Washington, D.C. – March 31, 2021) New research published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives from Environmental Defense Fund and George Washington University shows air pollution takes an enormous toll ...

by Sam Lovell

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Better data is critical to address health disparities in air pollution’s impacts
Mar 31, 2021

Ananya Roy, Senior Health Scientist, and Maria Harris, Environmental Epidemiologist The last several months have seen a wave of momentum in policies seeking toward advance environmental justice and equity through ...

by EDF Web Team

• March 31, 2021June 24, 2021 • Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Partners, Public Health/Environmental Official, Science