Environmental Justice

Here’s how community groups can receive funding for air monitoring
Aileen Nowlan / Jan 14, 2022

Hyperlocal air monitoring is a powerful new tool for communities that want to take charge of their air and the health consequences of pollution. The United States Environmental Protection Agency ...

by Aileen Nowlan

• January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 • Community Organizer, Environmental Justice, Monitoring, USA

People of color hit hardest by air pollution: EPA needs to consider this in benefit-cost assessments of policies
Ananya Roy / Dec 15, 2021

New analysis from EDF and Carnegie Mellon University finds that prevalent methods of assessing impacts of air pollution underestimate pollution’s health impacts on people of color.

by Ananya Roy

• December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 • Community Organizer, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Health, Homepage, Public Health/Environmental Official, USA

Reuters: Stronger climate action urged at COP26 to avoid ‘unimaginable’ health risks
Nov 06, 2021

Too often efforts to cut emissions, adapt to climate threats and deal with health problems are carried out separately, but “we need these people to work together for integrated solutions”, ...

by Kevin Tuerff

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ProPublica: Poison in the Air
Nov 02, 2021

The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe carcinogens. ProPublica reveals where these places are in a first-of-its-kind map and data analysis.

by Kevin Tuerff

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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act Step Toward Helping Communities Tackle Longstanding Inequities
Jul 28, 2021

“Every community should live free of the burden of harmful air pollution. With the introduction of the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act, Senator Markey is recognizing many do not, ...

by Tamara Kamis

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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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Bipartisan Climate and Health Win: House Votes to Reinstate Oil & Gas Pollution Rules; Methane Emissions Resolution now Moves on to the White House
Jul 08, 2021

With bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to restore EPA rules limiting oil and gas methane pollution from new wells, processing plants and other facilities across the country. ...

by Tamara Kamis

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EPA Repeals Rule That Distorted Benefits of Life-Saving Clean Air Protections
May 13, 2021

(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 ...

by Sam Lovell

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New Study Finds California’s Zero-Emission Cars Standards Could Save Lives, Reduce Pollution, Save Californians Money
May 05, 2021

(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 ...

by Sam Lovell

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