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EDF Joins Broad Coalition to Support EPA’s Proposal about the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
April 12, 2022EDF Joins Broad Coalition to Support EPA’s Proposal about the Mercury and Air Toxics StandardsMore on:
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Interactive tool
Air tracker shows path pollution takes through neighborhoods
April 4, 2022EDF and partners have combined a newly created online mapping tool — run on real-time, trusted scientific models — with air pollution and weather forecasting data to help users learn more about the air they’re breathing and allow them to see where it's coming from.More on:
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EDF outlines steps for EPA to strengthen its plan to assess risks to frontline communities
March 24, 2022 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyMaria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy This week Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) filed comments on EPA’s plan to assess the risks to frontline communities from nearby releases of chemicals to the air and water. The EPA’s proposal is an improvement from the previous administration, which failed to follow the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control …More on:
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Broad Coalition Petitions AQCC for Faster Action on Clean Trucks
March 18, 2022 | Larissa Koehler, Director, Vehicle Electrification & Senior AttorneyA coalition formally petitioned the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission to consider an Advanced Clean Trucks rule and a low NOx rule this spring.More on:
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Federal Government to Continue Using Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate Damage
March 16, 2022 | Vickie Patton, General CounselFifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Federal Government to Continue Using Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate DamageMore on:
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Stronger Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Protect Millions from Smog that Blows Across State Lines
March 11, 2022 | Graham McCahan, Former Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate & Air – Legal & RegulatoryStronger Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Protect Millions from Smog that Blows Across State LinesMore on:
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New Study Underscores the Ongoing Harmful Legacy of Redlining
March 9, 2022EDF Statement from Margot Brown, Vice President, Equity and JusticeMore on:
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At EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, Goffman will Focus on Protecting Health of American Families
March 9, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement from EDF President Fred Krupp on Nomination of Joe Goffman to be Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Air and RadiationMore on:
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Mercury pollution from coal plants is still a danger to Americans. We need stronger standards to protect us.
February 28, 2022Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is extremely dangerous — it causes brain damage in babies and is associated with heart disease and many other serious health issues. Fortunately, mercury pollution has fallen significantly since EPA finalized the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in 2012. However, despite the success of the standards in reducing pollution …More on:
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Leading Environmental Groups Respond to Attacks Against Clean Air Act Heard Before Supreme Court
February 28, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentLeading Environmental Groups Respond to Attacks Against Clean Air Act Heard Before Supreme CourtMore on:
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Castor, Blunt Rochester, Torres Air Quality Monitoring Bill is a Step Toward Helping Communities Tackle Longstanding Inequities
February 18, 2022 | Heather McTeer Toney, Vice President, Community EngagementU.S. Representatives Kathy Castor, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Ritchie Torres introduced the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022.More on:
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Pass Build Back Better to keep our commitment to environmental justice
February 18, 2022The Build Back Better Act is a long-overdue step to address environmental injustice throughout the United States. It will reduce the pollution that causes climate change and impacts public health, create high-quality jobs, and make long overdue investments in communities overburdened by pollution. Build Back Better will be the most significant environmental justice investment ever …More on:
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Power companies, businesses, and experts support EPA authority to address climate pollution at Supreme Court
February 18, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerMore than a dozen amicus curiae – or “friend of the court” – briefs were filed in support of EPA in West Virginia et al. v. EPA, a Supreme Court legal challenge brought by coal companies and their allies in an effort to undermine EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment from the …More on:
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An attack on hypothetical climate pollution safeguards lands at the Supreme Court. EDF will fight to protect climate action.
February 18, 2022EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment is longstanding and well-established. But now there’s a new case before the Supreme Court that threatens it. The case was brought by coal companies and their allies, whose efforts to tightly constrict EPA’s ability are not only alarming but also should not even be before the Supreme Court. That’s …More on:
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Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Cut Pollution from Industry Will Boost Innovation, Jobs and Equity
February 15, 2022 | Derek Walker, Vice President, Global Energy TransitionThe Biden-Harris administration announced plans to reduce climate pollution from industry and manufacturing, expand the market for low-carbon materials, and more.More on:
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EPA Science Advisory Committee Draft Letter Recommends EPA Strengthen Particulate Pollution Standard
February 8, 2022 | Taylor Bacon, Former Analyst, U.S. Climate & Clean AirEPA Science Advisory Committee Draft Letter Recommends EPA Strengthen Particulate Pollution StandardMore on:
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Widespread Public Support and New Analysis Underscore Need for Powerful EPA Methane Rules
February 1, 2022 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionEDF and 17 environmental and public health organizations summited comments detailing the strong, legal, scientific foundation for protective EPA standards.More on:
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EPA Takes Welcome Step to Support Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Protect Americans from Dangerous Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants
January 31, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerEPA Takes Welcome Step to Support Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Protect Americans from Dangerous Pollution from Coal-Fired Power PlantsMore on:
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Environmental Protection Agency to Step Up Enforcement and Monitoring of Pollution in Overburdened Communities
January 28, 2022 | Heather McTeer Toney, Vice President, Community EngagementEnvironmental Protection Agency to Step Up Enforcement and Monitoring of Pollution in Overburdened CommunitiesMore on:
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Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air Act
January 26, 2022Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air ActMore on:
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Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air Act
January 18, 2022Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air ActMore on:
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Markey Bill Provides Tools to Better Understand Local Sources of Air Pollution and Protect Health
January 14, 2022 | Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy CommunitiesEDF statement from Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy CommunitiesMore on:
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Farmers Business Network and Environmental Defense Fund Launch New Farm Operating Line of Credit that Incentivizes Farmers Who Implement Regenerative Ag
January 11, 2022 | Maggie Monast, Senior Director, Climate-Smart AgricultureLearn about one of the first U.S. farm loans to reward farmers that meet soil health and nitrogen efficiency standards with lower-interest rates.More on:
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People of color hit hardest by air pollution: EPA needs to consider this in benefit-cost assessments of policies
December 16, 2021 | Beia Spiller, Former Lead Senior EconomistThis blog was co-authored by Jeremy Proville, Director: Office of the Chief Economist, and Ananya Roy, Senior Health Scientist at EDF. New analysis finds that prevalent methods of assessing impacts of air pollution underestimate pollution’s health impacts on people of color. Everyone has the right to breathe clean air. Yet communities of color, falsely labeled …More on:
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Flint area residents raise the bar on raising environmental justice concerns
December 15, 2021 | Ugbaad Ali, Community Environmental Health Tom Graff FellowUgbaad Ali, Community Environmental Health Tom Graff Fellow We all deserve to live in a healthy and vibrant community, yet many residents of Flint, Michigan, are overburdened by a lifetime of toxic exposures and environmental injustice. Recently, a coalition of environmental justice groups and community organizers in Flint used their combined power to organize against …More on:
