Global Clean Air Blog

Global Clean Air Blog: Houston students thriving during lockdown by learning about air quality
Kevin Tuerff / Jan 26, 2021

By Shannon Thomas, Project Manager, EDF Environmental Youth Council Program Ask parents and educators about the spring 2020 semester, and they’ll likely tell you similar versions of the same ...

by Kevin Tuerff

• January 26, 2021March 1, 2021 • Academic

Global Clean Air Blog: How we make pollution more visible
Oct 27, 2020

By Sarah Vogel, Ph.D., VP Health When we’re outside, either walking or driving, we’re instinctively looking out for traffic. “Look both ways when you cross the street,” is advice drummed ...

• October 27, 2020January 26, 2021 • Climate, Energy, Monitoring

A healthier solution: Electrifying diesel trucks and buses
Oct 25, 2020

The technology is here. Electrifying trucks and buses will help reduce the toxic pollution people breathe from diesel-emitting tailpipes.

• October 25, 2020November 24, 2020 • Business, Corporate Sustainability Professional, Energy

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

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

Breathe London Data Reveals Big Drops In NO2 Pollution During Commuting Hours
Oct 19, 2020

During the lockdown, air quality data from Breathe London shows that harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution went down significantly during commute times – 25% in the morning and 34% in ...

• October 19, 2020November 9, 2020 • Monitoring, UK

How we used machine learning to get better estimate of London’s NO2 pollution reduction
Oct 05, 2020

(LONDON–Oct 5, 2020) A new analysis for UK Clean Air Day from Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe) finds nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution was 40% lower than expected across London during ...

• October 5, 2020November 24, 2020 • Academic, Science, UK

Breathing Wildfire Smoke: A Scientist Mom’s Concerns
Sep 02, 2020

If the risks, hardships and anxiety of life during a pandemic were not enough, my fellow northern Californians are now facing another health crisis.

• September 2, 2020November 9, 2020 • Academic

Energy News: Almost 65 percent of UK drivers want to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030
Aug 11, 2020

The majority of the public believes an earlier phase-out date would have a positive impact on public health, according to a new report. – Energy Live News

• August 11, 2020November 9, 2020 • Concerned Citizen

What science is saying about methane pollution and how the world is finally listening
Aug 10, 2020

When I served on the EPA’s Science Advisory Board from 2013-2019, I witnessed firsthand how this administration dismisses science. Under the Trump administration, leading academic experts on the board — ...

• August 10, 2020November 9, 2020 • Academic