Big Gaps in Air Monitoring Air quality in the U.S. has improved tremendously over the last 50 years thanks to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970, but not all ...
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.
Living in Houston, air quality is a concern for nearly everyone, but research shows some communities are hit harder by the dangers of persistent pollution.
(Houston, TX – February 23, 2021) Oil refineries, petrochemical plants and other unprepared industrial facilities in Texas reported releasing an estimated 3.5 million of pounds of extra pollution into the ...
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 ...
Houston, the energy capital of the United States, is a sprawling metro area where industrial facilities mix with residential neighborhoods. The city’s longstanding, hands-off approach to zoning means some industrial ...
As we work to better understand air pollution, its behavior and its impact on our health, EDF and our partners have embarked on a multi-city strategy to test new methods ...
Air pollution varies dramatically — new technology helps us see it EDF’s pioneering work with Google Earth Outreach in Oakland, California showed how levels of air pollution can vary by ...
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