Health

New research shows the sources of fine particle pollution vary from country to country—our response should, too
Ananya Roy / Dec 17, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated headlines, another invisible and insidious health threat continues to rage, causing lost workdays, emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Fine particle air pollution (PM2.5) is ...

by Ananya Roy

• December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 • Health, Homepage, India

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

Profile: Kaushik Hazarika, Project Manager, Clean Air Catalyst Indore
Nov 29, 2021

Kaushik Raj Hazarika is an advisor for EDF’s air quality work in India and a Project Manager for Clean Air Catalyst in Indore. Clean Air Catalyst is a flagship program ...

by EDF Web Team

• November 29, 2021December 1, 2021 • Health, India

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 30, 2021 • Business, Corporate Sustainability Professional, Government Official/Policymaker, Health