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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Air Tracker: Mapping local 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 weather events, made worse by climate change, push air pollution higher
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Replacing polluting diesel trucks offers a shortcut to healthier air
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on clean air.
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The Trump EPA wants to eliminate protections against the climate pollution that endangers public health. The public must be allowed to weigh in.
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Midwestern families on the hook for $180 million to keep Michigan coal plant open under Trump administration’s mandates
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Clean energy more reliable than fossil fuels during extreme heat and cold
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Trump administration’s wasteful deal to abandon California offshore wind project undermines clean, homegrown power
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Coming soon: The race to create a West-wide power market begins
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Small-town neighbors teamed up to get discounted solar panels
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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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How are air pollution and climate change connected?
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Breathing life into Amazonian cities: A case for clean air investments
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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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Chemical Exposure Action Map
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)
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