Science

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EDF, Allies Give EPA Robust Support for Restoring Unlawfully Withdrawn State Clean Car Waiver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

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

Oakland, California

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Breathe London pilot project

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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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