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Learn how you can start using commercial electric vehicles to fulfill your last mile deliveries today.

There's an often overlooked, invisible source of climate pollution lurking in the supply chain: methane. The post To meet sustainability goals, food companies need to slash methane first appeared on Growing Returns.

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director Two recent articles add to the already strong evidence that adult exposure to relatively low levels of lead is associated with heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, after COVID-19. These studies reinforce the urgent need to reduce not only children’s exposure to lead but …

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.

At least 25% of today’s global warming is driven by methane from human actions. Here's how we can strive to cut methane emissions.

Today Congress voted to reinstate Obama-era rules that reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. Here's all you need to know.

There is a clear solution to address both climate and air pollution for companies whose business depends on trucks: fleet electrification.

EDF announced an ad campaign calling on Congress to “Go Bold” by passing an American Jobs Plan that addresses the threat of climate change.

Three steps that all Texans can take now to build momentum behind protecting our rivers, streams and groundwater. The post Texas leaders made a big mistake ignoring water this session. But not all hope is lost. first appeared on Growing Returns.

By Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals policy director Over the past several years, EDF has been tracking the development of innovative seafood products where the components are grown from cells in tanks and combined into consumable products using extrusion, 3-D printing or other processes commonly used in the food industry. While not yet on the market, based …

Three recent wins for agricultural climate solutions you may have missed in the news. The post 3 recent USDA wins and what the department should do next first appeared on Growing Returns.

Ruling on a case brought by EDF in D.C. Circuit Court strikes down unlawful FERC approval of a 66-mile natural gas pipeline in Illinois and Missouri.

Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and other contributions secure funding to support water resilience, equity and combat drought within the Colorado River Basin

Five years ago, President Obama signed into law the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which overhauled the country’s chemical safety law to better protect people from toxic chemicals. In a welcome change to the dismal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform anniversaries during the Trump administration, this year we are able to …

Today, we’re introducing readers to the concept of climate resilience in marine fisheries through a new, three-part video series called “Fishing for Resilience.” As Environmental Defense Fund’s Senior Director for Resilient Fisheries, I played a central role in the creation of this short series — even “starring” in the videos as narrator. Producing and narrating …

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

Several of the nation’s leading climate action advocacy groups are insisting that any package include ambitious plans to tackle the climate crisis, improve environmental justice, and invest in clean energy and jobs.

EDF joined nine other organizations this week to support EPA’s efforts to undo a Trump-era rule that left millions of Americans at greater risk from dangerous air pollution and more severe climate change.

Today EDF experts testified as EPA holds listening sessions on advancing new methane protections for new and existing oil and gas facilities.

It’s time for agricultural business and financial leaders to respond quickly to meet the needs of farming for the future. The post What does the executive order on climate-related risk mean for agricultural finance? first appeared on Growing Returns.

Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law Launches with Filing on Climate Risk Disclosures

EDF Statement from Mandy Warner, Director of Climate and Clean Air Policy

EDF’s senior director of tropical forest policy, Dr. Steve Schwartzman, has worked in Brazil for decades to ensure that the Amazon and its people survive and thrive.

EPA's announcement that it will reconsider strengthening protections against particle pollution is a vital step towards fulfilling the agency’s legal obligation.