Global Clean Air Blog

How do wildfires harm air quality?
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 28, 2023

Climate change affects wildfires by exacerbating the hot, dry conditions that help these fires catch and spread. As global temperatures rise, we expect the size, frequency and severity of wildfires ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 28, 2023 • Concerned Citizen, USA

Health data needs to inform targeted environmental justice initiatives
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 26, 2023

Using new air monitoring techniques, advances in modeling, and community-based participatory research, studies confirm that neighborhoods which have experienced historical racism also experience higher levels of air pollution.

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 • Environmental Justice

Extreme Heat Poses Unequal Challenge for Black and Brown Communities
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 26, 2023

Underfunded schools located in districts with limited resources are frequently unable to address the harmful effects of extreme heat. Children in these environments must contend with these climate-related barriers to ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 • Concerned Citizen, Environmental Justice

New EDF study shows unequal burden from truck-related pollution near warehouses
Aileen Nowlan / May 12, 2023

New research from EDF–Making the Invisible Visible: Shining a Light on Warehouse Truck Air Pollution—shows some 15 million people live within a half-mile of a warehouse in 10 states across ...

by Aileen Nowlan

• May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 • Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Public Health/Environmental Official

Collaborating on clean air in Latin America and around the world
Sergio Sanchez / Feb 10, 2023

Many Latin American and Caribbean countries are implementing clean air solutions, but much more must be done to protect public health and slow climate change. An intensive two-day clean air ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• February 10, 2023April 26, 2023 • Climate, Homepage, Mexico, Monitoring, Partners

Four ways air quality technology can improve public health in Latin America and around the world
Maia Draper / Dec 22, 2022

As countries around the world work to develop strategies to improve air quality and achieve climate goals, innovations in monitoring technology and data analysis are opening up new avenues to ...

by Maia Draper

• December 22, 2022February 10, 2023 • Climate, Environmental Justice, Mexico, Monitoring, Partners, Science

Environmental justice groups bring Air Tracker to cities in Alabama and California
Alex Franco / Dec 12, 2022

EDF’s Air Tracker pollution monitoring tool is now live in two new cities—Birmingham, AL, and Vallejo, CA—as local groups ramp up efforts to understand how industrial activity impacts community air ...

by Alex Franco

• December 12, 2022December 22, 2022 • Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Environmental Justice, Homepage, Partners, Science, USA

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