Statement of EDF Senior Attorney Rachel Fullmer – June 10, 2021 “EPA’s announcement today that it will reconsider strengthening our protections against particle pollution is a vital step towards fulfilling the ...
(Washington, D.C. – May 13, 2021) EPA is eliminating a harmful Trump-era rule that would have made it harder to protect Americans from air pollution by distorting the agency’s economic ...
(May 4, 2021) California could save more than 7,000 lives by 2050, significantly reduce smog and climate pollution, and save new car buyers thousands of dollars if the state adopts ...
Lack of access to clean air can have negative effects on human health. Despite this, not everyone breathes in the same quality of air. Research has shown that communities of ...
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 ...
(Washington, D.C. – March 16, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just took a valuable step toward protecting millions of people in downwind states from the dangerous air pollution that ...
Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund (NEW YORK – Jan. 27, 2021) President Joe Biden took significant action today to combat the climate crisis, building on the steps ...
(WASHINGTON-Dec 28, 2020) On December 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator signed EPA’s Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft. While that rule acknowledges the dangers to public health and ...
(WASHINGTON–Dec 23, 2020) “Tens of millions of Americans live in an area with unhealthy levels of smog, and today’s decision by the Trump administration to leave inadequate protections in place ...
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