EDF Voices: Health

Short-haul trucks and buses keep our economy going, but their pollution makes us sick and communities of color bear the brunt. The Biden administration needs to act fast to protect our health and reduce inequity by making those trucks and buses clean vehicles.

Here are some reasons for hope, and helpful things you can do, now that a new season of extreme weather made worse by climate change has begun.

Amanda Leland, EDF’s Executive Vice President, talks about why this Mother’s Day is the perfect time to talk about and tackle climate change, as a family.

EDF celebrates Black History Month with a renewed commitment to help build a world where racial and environmental equity are basic human rights. For this, we must acknowledge and learn from the past.

Joe Biden needs to choose policies that put America back to work and bring us together. If he does that, a window of opportunity may be opening to drive progress.

Wildfire smoke is one of many ways climate change is impacting public health.

The worst of times can bring out the best in us — starting with the air we breathe.

A few months' improvement of air pollution won’t resolve the underlying health conditions that make many people more vulnerable to COVID-19.

It's critical to replace lead pipes the right way, taking environmental justice into account.

We need to make sure improvements happen across the entire beauty aisle, especially where the need is greatest.