Press Releases

Air Pollution as Cause of Young Girl’s Death Underscores Need for Urgent Action
Dec 16, 2020

(LONDON–December 16, 2020) An inquest into the cause of 9-year old Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi-Debrah’s death concluded today, with the ruling that dangerously high levels of air pollution in London ...

by Sam Lovell

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Trump Administration Decision on Soot Standard Exposes Americans to Dangerous Air Pollution
Dec 07, 2020

(Washington, D.C. – December 7, 2020) Today, during its final weeks in office, the Trump administration finalized a decision to leave an inadequate standard for particle pollution in place – ...

by Kevin Tuerff

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Four Leading Environmental and Science Groups Call on Automakers to Support Clean Car Standards
Dec 02, 2020

(WASHINGTON– December 2, 2020) The leaders of four of America’s largest and most influential environmental and science organizations – Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and Union ...

by Kevin Tuerff

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EDF Launches “Power Up, America” Campaign
Nov 30, 2020

(WASHINGTON- November 30, 2020) A push to reduce air pollution, create jobs and healthy communities by building electric trucks, buses, cars and clean power.

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New Multi-Agency Effort Aims to Reduce Air Pollution, Disaster Risk in Houston
Sep 28, 2020

(Houston – September 28, 2020) To streamline how the Houston region responds to hazardous air pollution, the city of Houston, Harris County and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), with support from ...

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Traffic congestion increasing in London above 2019 levels outside city centre
Sep 15, 2020

(London–Sept 15, 2020) A new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe), based on data from the Waze for Cities Programme, shows that traffic congestion is currently increasing in ...

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Clean air innovation initiative launched by Mexican Authorities and Environmental Defense Fund
Sep 07, 2020

(Mexico City– Sept. 7, 2020) A new collaboration effort aimed to harness the transformative power of new technologies to give people knowledge for tackling air pollution in the Mexican capital ...

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Public Health Air Quality Act Would Protect Public Health with Better Air Pollution Data for All
Jul 29, 2020

(Washington, D.C. – July 29, 2020) Today a bicameral group of Members of Congress introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020, a bill that would strengthen air pollution ...

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New EDF Guide: Mapping Hyperlocal Air Quality to Drive Clean Air Action
Oct 09, 2019

(COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Oct. 9, 2019) Environmental Defense Fund released a guide for cities, counties and other local organizations interested in using hyperlocal air quality data to tailor solutions for ...

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Study: Street-level air pollution increases health risk among elderly
May 15, 2018

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Health shows that differences in traffic-related air pollution are associated with higher rates of heart attacks and deaths from heart disease in the elderly. Scientists ...

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