diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6699a62553..e4ea8a8bf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4176](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4176))
 - Update semantic conventions to version 1.28.0
   ([#4218](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4218))
+- Update environment variable descriptions to match signal
+  ([#4222](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4222))
 
 ## Version 1.27.0/0.48b0 (2024-08-28)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
index bda4cb6058..5fd4cd94ee 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL
 
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL` represents the the transport protocol for the
+The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL` represents the transport protocol for the
 OTLP exporter.
 """
 
@@ -278,21 +278,21 @@
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL
 
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL` represents the the transport protocol for spans.
+The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL` represents the transport protocol for spans.
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_PROTOCOL = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_PROTOCOL"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_PROTOCOL
 
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_PROTOCOL` represents the the transport protocol for metrics.
+The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_PROTOCOL` represents the transport protocol for metrics.
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL
 
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL` represents the the transport protocol for logs.
+The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_PROTOCOL` represents the transport protocol for logs.
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE"
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_INSECURE
 
 The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_INSECURE` represents whether to enable client transport security
-for gRPC requests for metrics. A scheme of https takes precedence over the this configuration setting.
+for gRPC requests for logs. A scheme of https takes precedence over the this configuration setting.
 Default: False
 """
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE
 
 The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE` stores the path to the certificate file for
-TLS credentials of gRPC client for traces. Should only be used for a secure connection for tracing.
+TLS credentials of gRPC client for metrics. Should only be used for a secure connection for metrics.
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE"
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE
 
 The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE` stores the path to the certificate file for
-TLS credentials of gRPC client for traces. Should only be used for a secure connection for tracing.
+TLS credentials of gRPC client for logs. Should only be used for a secure connection for logs.
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS"