Helping a billion people breathe cleaner air
The problem: Air pollution is a global public health crisis and the fourth leading cause of death globally. Nine out of 10 people around the world breathe unhealthy air, and burning fossil fuels is both the largest source of air pollution and the biggest cause of climate change.
What we’re doing about it: We’re working to help 1 billion people breathe cleaner air in this decade. By pinpointing local pollution in countries around the world, we’re giving policymakers, community groups and the private sector the tools they need to reduce pollution and hold polluters accountable.
Our work reducing air and climate pollution
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New York City’s congestion pricing boasts big wins
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EDF’s Air Tracker expands to Rio de Janeiro, aiding efforts to cut air pollution
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‘Cancer Alley’ residents sue to defend right to monitor air quality
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Our pioneering work to map and measure local air pollution
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How are air pollution and climate change connected?
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Breathing life into Amazonian cities: A case for clean air investments
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on clean air.
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Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law
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Colorado moves to cut landfill pollution
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They used to fight for big polluters. Now they're in charge of your health
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EPA Unveils Proposal to Revoke Parts of Good Neighbor Plan
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Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension
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Project Emissions Accounting – a Trump EPA loophole that is adding dangerous pollution to the air we breathe
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Clean air resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
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Clean trucks and buses: Electrifying fleets to cut air and climate pollution
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Map: Facilities that could get a pollution pass from the Trump administration
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How does air pollution affect our health?
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How methane harms our health and what we can do about it
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Four COP30 clean air outcomes worth getting excited about
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Tracing the warehouse boom and its impacts in New York State (PDF)
Our clean air experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our clean air work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
Media contact
Cecile Brown
(202) 271-6534 (office)