EDF Voices: Health

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.

Pollutants like particulate matter affect our brains' ability to function well in the workplace, research shows.

Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented the Lautenberg Act in a way that threatens the bipartisan achievement along with public health.

With the right incentives, a new set of devices could soon be detecting toxins present in our daily lives.