EDF Voices: Health

In addition to causing unspeakable suffering, the war is sparking a food crisis. It’s a glimpse of what will happen if we don’t keep global warming from getting out of control.

Setting standards for the transition of short-haul trucks and buses to zero-emission vehicles can help deliver clean air while generating more jobs.

Here are some reasons for hope, and helpful things you can do, now that a new season of extreme weather made worse by climate change has begun.

Amanda Leland, EDF’s executive vice president, talks about why Mother’s Day is a good time to raise kids' awareness about climate change and how to do it.

EDF celebrates Black History Month with a renewed commitment to help build a world where racial and environmental equity are basic human rights. For this, we must acknowledge and learn from the past.

Joe Biden needs to choose policies that put America back to work and bring us together. If he does that, a window of opportunity may be opening to drive progress. EDF has three policy priorities that can help make it happen.

Wildfire smoke is one of many ways climate change is impacting public health.

The worst of times can bring out the best in us — starting with the air we breathe.

A few months' improvements in air pollution won’t resolve the underlying health conditions that make many people more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Given the risks of lead exposure, there is a growing need to make lead pipe replacement a national priority, especially among low-income communities.