air pollution

Smoggy morning conditions in Los Angeles

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April 8, 2020

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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April 2, 2020

EPA Watchdog Report Reveals a Failure to Talk to Communities with Higher Ethylene Oxide Health Risks

Genna Reed
Former Staff

March 23, 2020

Big UCS Win! Court Questions EPA Limits on Science Advisory Committees

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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February 19, 2020

Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in Illinois Is Inequitable — It Doesn’t Have to Be

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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February 14, 2020

Blowing the Cover Off the “Cleanest Air” Sparkle of the Trump Administration

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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February 11, 2020

Dark Rhymes for Dark Times: New Storybook Illustrates Threats to Children’s Health

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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February 3, 2020

Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in Minnesota?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

January 17, 2020

EPA Science Advisory Board Should Keep Pushing EPA to Adhere to the Best Available Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

EPA

January 6, 2020

Trump EPA Doing Something to Actually REDUCE Pollution from Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 17, 2019

EPA Tried to Allow Dirtier Trucks Without Studying Whether That Would Be Bad for Health

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

A FEMA trailer decorated for an environmental justice mission. Photo credit: Leah Mahan, maker of the film Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.

December 17, 2019

Activism and Action in 2019, a Banner Year for Environmental Justice

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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December 4, 2019

Communities Face Harm When the EPA Dismantles Chemical Safety Protections

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

December 3, 2019

Court Hears Challenge to EPA Science Advice Ban

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

The back-end of several cars in traffic polluting the air with tailpipe emissions.

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November 15, 2019

Ultrafine Particles are an Emerging Environmental Health Risk

UCS Science Network

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October 30, 2019

Report: When the Trump Administration Sidelines Science, Underserved Communities Face the Worst Consequences

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 25, 2019

A Policy to Increase the Availability of Electric Trucks

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

Rush hour traffic on a California freeway

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October 16, 2019

Air Pollution from Cars, Trucks, and Buses in the US: Everyone is Exposed, But the Burdens are not Equally Shared

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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October 9, 2019

Do Renewables Lead to Increased Air Pollution from California Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Source: EPA

October 8, 2019

Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Here’s Why The Facts Matter

UCS Science Network

Photo: USDA

August 22, 2019

EPA Administrator Wheeler Worsens Particulate Pollution Review Process

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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July 1, 2019

As Methane Levels in the Atmosphere Soar, Trump Administration Moves to Gut Regulations

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 27, 2019

Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

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June 5, 2019

Climate Change and Human Health – The Win-Win of Tackling Air Pollution

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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April 22, 2019

Air Pollution Should be Monitored Using the Best Available Science: Meh, Says the EPA

Anita Desikan
Former Staff