Health

Air Pollution Research Reveals Exposure Disparities in Bay Area
Maria Harris / Nov 19, 2021

After working with EDF and partners to map hyperlocal pollution in Oakland, CA using Google Street View vehicles, researchers Dr. Joshua Apte (University of California, Berkeley) and Dr. Sarah Chambliss ...

by Maria Harris

• November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 • Academic, Health, Homepage, Oakland

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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How the Build Back Better Act will help clear the air
Aileen Nowlan / Nov 03, 2021

With the Build Back Better Act, Congress has the opportunity to make an unprecedented investment in public health and the climate, particularly in the reduction of harmful air pollution, which ...

by Aileen Nowlan

• November 3, 2021November 19, 2021 • Government Official/Policymaker, Health, Homepage, Monitoring

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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Digging into Freight Pollution Data in London
Greg Slater / Nov 01, 2021

Road transportation is a major source of air pollution in London, with heavy goods vehicles one of the top contributors of pollutants that harm people’s health. The thinktank, Centre for ...

by Greg Slater

• November 1, 2021November 22, 2021 • Health, Homepage

Take Back Health In Your City: WHO’s Dr. Maria Neira’s argument for reducing emissions
Sergio Sanchez / Oct 25, 2021

When the World Health Organization (WHO) released its new Global Air Quality guidelines earlier this month for the first time since 2005, it cited an overwhelming body of evidence showing ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 • Climate, Government Official/Policymaker, Health, Public Health/Environmental Official

New mapping tool could help communities, policymakers prioritize clean transportation solutions
Aileen Nowlan / Oct 14, 2021

Now, a new methodology from Environmental Defense Fund called Proximity Mapping helps identify the communities living close to warehouses and distribution facilities — businesses that are often truck magnets. The ...

by Aileen Nowlan

• October 14, 2021November 9, 2021 • Business, Corporate Sustainability Professional, Government Official/Policymaker, Health

Global Clean Air Profile: Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, Director of the Environmental Directorate at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Sergio Sanchez / Oct 05, 2021

Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo is the Director of the Environmental Directorate at the OECD, where he studies the intersection of land use change, housing and urban planning. Lacy and his colleagues ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• October 5, 2021October 25, 2021 • Health

Capturing the health benefits of climate policy is critical
Julia Gohlke / Oct 04, 2021

Over the past 30 years, numerous scientific reports have highlighted the health impacts of climate change, starting with the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report in 1990. The report ...

by jgohlke

• October 4, 2021October 12, 2021 • Climate, Health

The World Bank’s Ernesto Sánchez-Triana on the fight for clean air
Sergio Sanchez / Sep 03, 2021

Ernesto Sánchez-Triana is the Global Lead for Pollution Management and Circular Economy for the World Bank, where he manages the Program on Pollution Management and Environmental Health and the Program ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 • Health, Homepage