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Landmark Program to Reduce Traffic, Improve Air Quality Will Start January 5th as Planned

Statement from Peter Zalzal, Associate Vice President for Clean Air Strategies at Environmental Defense Fund

Half-fixes cause more harm. When water utilities only partially replace lead pipes, it increases the risk of lead exposure for residents.

Proposal would protect people from air pollution linked to premature deaths and other serious health problems.

A new report from South Coast Air Quality Management District shows the District’s groundbreaking warehouse Indirect Source Rule is catalyzing hundreds of zero-emission truck acquisitions and, as result, reducing hundreds of tons of health-harming nitrogen oxide and small particulate matter pollution. The report, which charts compliance with the Indirect Source Rule from 2021 through 2023,

EPA’s strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound, and vital for protecting public health.

What’s new: At the Urban 20 Mayors (U20) Summit, Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today. Air Tracker is an interactive, real-time mapping tool that uses trusted scientific models to track air pollution sources accurately. It combines air pollution and weather forecasting to reveal …

Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today.

This site provides information to help communities facilitate full lead service line replacement.

2024 has been a significant year for the climate and air pollution crisis, both in terms of the mounting impacts and increased action. Extreme climate events like hurricanes and wildfires devastated communities around the world, forcing the issue to the forefront of public consciousness. Meanwhile countries, companies and communities took some noteworthy actions to track …

What’s new: A coalition of environmental and community groups, including EDF, Clean Water Action and EarthJustice, held a virtual town hall last month with New Jersey state lawmakers and residents to promote pending legislation that would limit harmful truck pollution near warehouses, ports and other high-traffic facilities. Attendees heard from state Assemblymembers Andrea Katz and …

A map that showcases the 2020 mercury emissions from the most polluting coal plants.

The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards reduce mercury, soot, lead, and other toxic pollution from our nation’s coal-fired power plants.

EDF retained Atlas Public Policy to model, for 18 states plus the District of Columbia, the number of charging stations that would be needed in each state to meet ACT targets through 2032.

Statement of Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities - October 8, 2024

Justices Deny Shadow Docket Requests for Emergency Stays of Methane Pollution Standards, Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

What’s new: Foreign Policy magazine hosted a Health Forum during the UN General Assembly last month in New York, where EDF’s Sarah Vogel explained how methane connects to health impacts. During her conversation with journalist Maggie Lake, Sarah discussed methane’s major sources–agriculture, oil and gas and waste–and its impacts on the climate. She also explained …

The Steelton-Highspire school district near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is celebrating a new fleet of electric school buses, thanks, in large part, to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

What’s New?  With more than 70,000 lead service lines, Milwaukee holds the #5 spot in our top 10 cities with the most lead pipes. But the city is taking action to get the lead out. Officials are implementing a robust replacement program that leverages federal funding to focus on neighborhoods that need it the most.  …

A newly introduced House bill would, in effect, carve out dangerous exemptions to existing federal law so that plastics incinerators can operate without meeting vital protections for people's health and the environment.

This is the seventh year of the contest, which encourages students to THINK BIG about Houston’s environmental problems and potential solutions.

On September 7, for the 5th International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, EDF is highlighting how our cutting-edge tools are advancing the fight against air pollution in a new podcast episode, hosted by our China team. Reliable data on pollution sources is crucial, and that’s why we’ve developed Air Tracker—a free online tool …

What’s New: Earlier this month, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Observatorio Mexicano de Emisiones de Metano (ObMEM) hosted a seminar-workshop to co-create a research agenda for understanding the health benefits of reducing methane and related emissions from Mexico’s oil and gas sector. The seminar brought together stakeholders from government, industry and civil society, including …

As part of Project 11, muck dredged out of the heavily industrialized Houston Ship Channel will be dumped in residential communities. Residents want to know what's in it.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a rule that will provide much-needed health protections from toxic air pollution emitted by industrial facilities, including petrochemical plants.