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By Elizabeth B. Stein and Cole Jermyn Back in December, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities released a revised straw proposal for the development of charging infrastructure for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles throughout the state. This proposal comes over a year after the preliminary proposal was released in June 2021. When it comes …

The entire northeast corner of Ecuador was once inhabited by the A’i Cofán people, but the population has dwindled as the land has been fragmented by development. Protecting their land is a constant, sometimes dangerous, struggle. But there may be a glimmer of hope in the form of the largest-ever public-private partnership that invests in protecting the forest.

EDF’s Clean Beauty Justice Roadmap is a step-by-step guide that companies can use to develop chemical policies that ensure that everybody has access to safer products.

1. A new law paves the way for policy advancements and there’s more work to be done  For over 80 years, the cosmetic industry has been deeply underregulated. FDA has historically depended on voluntary compliance and guidance, even for product recalls. Late last year, Congress passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, the first …

Study co-authored by EDF scientists identified and integrated available public health, social, economic, environmental, and climate data in the United States to develop a Climate Vulnerability Index composed of four baseline vulnerabilities (health, social/economic, infrastructure, and environment) and three climate change risks (health, social/economic, extreme events).

White House Summit on Lead Pipes brings mayors, water utilities, and lead experts, including EDF's Senior Director for Safer Chemicals, Tom Neltner, to discuss accelerating replacement of lead water pipes and prioritizing those efforts for communities with the greatest health burdens.

This blog was authored by Environmental Defense Fund economists Karina French and Carolyn Kousky. See their report: Inclusive Insurance for Climate-Related Disasters: A U.S. Roadmap.   Over the past year, the U.S. has seen yet again how climate-driven disasters threaten lives and livelihoods, from the devastating hurricanes, Ian and Fiona, in Florida and Puerto Rico …

EDF statement from Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President for People and Nature and Qin Hu, Vice President EDF China

At Environmental Defense Fund, we know that a diverse team is necessary to ensure a vital Earth for everyone – and that diversity on its own is not enough.

Local conservationists in The Bahamas scored a rare victory over mining interests. But the proposal to mine limestone in an ecologically valuable island is not dead yet.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – Nov. 29, 2022

Low income communities and communities of color often experience more power outages and service disruptions that whiter, more affluent communities. As utilities transition to clean energy, environmentalists and local experts, like Chicago's Cheryl Watson, are working to resolve these inequities. They're making sure voices from underserved communities are at last being heard in the room where utility regulation happens. 

Low income communities and communities of color often experience more power outages and service disruptions that whiter, more affluent communities. As utilities transition to clean energy, environmentalists and local experts, like Chicago's Cheryl Watson, are working to resolve these inequities. They're making sure voices from underserved communities are at last being heard in the room where utility regulation happens.

This post was authored by Santiago Garcia, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Partnerships Manager for Natural Climate Solutions at Environmental Defense Fund. This week, representatives of 190 nations, including 90 heads of state, began gathering at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss and negotiate solutions for our warming planet. As important as these movers …

Heather McTeer Toney is leading a movement to make sure that the millions of green jobs of the future go to everyone. After you listen to this episode of EDF's Degrees, you’ll see opportunities you never imagined.

Addressing the climate crisis requires crafting policies that can simultaneously enhance ambition, promote just and sustainable development, and support vulnerable communities. EDF believes that with careful design and an understanding of social and historical contexts, carbon markets are one tool that can advance lasting, equitable climate solutions. 

Amid music, laughter and a few tears, the latest cohort in EDF and Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s Water Leadership Institute graduated Saturday, enthusiastically committing to put their learnings into practice and tackle significant water challenges in their communities.

Arianna Mackey, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Summer 2022 Intern, shares her perspectives on how NGOs can inspire the next generation of Black climate leaders. The post My perspectives on how we can inspire the next generation of Black climate leaders. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Farmers have turned to new technologies and other farming improvements to boost crop harvests and stay ahead of growing global food, fuel and fiber demand.

EDF calls on the North Carolina Utilities Commission to develop a plan that leverages renewable energy and battery storage to improve affordability, promote equity, reduce pollution, and meet the goals of House Bill 951.

EDF statement by Dr. Margot Brown on the Enforcing & Empowering Environmental Justice Act

Stronger Focus on Equity Can Improve Energy System Reliability – New Report

The good news: Climate action offers a huge job opportunity. The bad news: The environmental workforce remains overwhelmingly white. But not if Wes Gobar can help it. EDF's Degrees podcast talks with him about his journey and why the planet needs us to diversify the green workforce.

EDF statement on the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice at EPA

Taeun Kwon, 32, is so passionate about replacing finance’s power structure of “pale, male and stale” with women’s leadership that she founded a global organization to help women transform the status quo. Kwon and EDF's Degrees host Yesh Pavlik Slenk have a lively conversation about the connection between climate change, power, gender and money.