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Biden Administration Strengthens Fuel Economy Standards for New Cars and Passenger Trucks
June 7, 2024 | Alice Henderson, Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean AirThe strengthened Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will save American families money on gas and strengthen U.S. energy security while helping to reduce harmful pollution.More on:
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Walks Away from Billions from Vital Congestion Pricing Program Set to Cut Pollution and Fund Transit Improvements
June 5, 2024 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense FundMore on:
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Blog post
Stronger Standards, Better Monitoring Will Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution
June 4, 2024(This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite …More on:
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EDF, Allies Will Defend EPA’s Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in Court
June 4, 2024 | Surbhi Sarang, Senior Attorney, Clean PowerA broad coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, will help defend EPA’s updated and strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards against a court challenge.More on:
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EDF Filing: Duke Energy pinning North Carolina's energy future to nonexistent hydrogen fuel market
May 28, 2024 | Will Scott, Southeast Climate & Clean Energy DirectorEDF's filed testimony for the NC Utilities Commission regarding Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource PlanMore on:
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Duke Energy’s plan to build more gas-fired power plants is wrong for consumers and the environment
May 28, 2024 | Will Scott, Southeast Climate & Clean Energy DirectorNorth Carolina’s Carbon Plan proceedings will shape over $100 billion in long-term investments proposed by Duke Energy, and ultimately largely paid for by North Carolina electricity customers. This is a huge decision point for the state’s energy future.More on:
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Blog post
Advanced methane technologies can strengthen new landfill pollution limits
May 20, 2024 | Edwin LaMair, Attorney, U.S. Legal & Regulatory(This post was co-authored by EDF’s Peter Zalzal) When organic waste ends up in landfills, it produces methane — a powerful climate pollutant —as it decomposes. In the U.S., landfills are our third largest source of methane and a major driver of climate change. They also emit large amounts of health-harming and even cancer-causing pollution,More on:
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Article
This spring saw a flurry of historic US climate regulations
May 9, 2024The spring of 2024 saw a flurry of new, historic U.S. climate regulations.More on:
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Good manure management must involve ammonia emissions, too
May 8, 2024 | Mindi DePaola, Senior Manager, Community and Equity, Agriculture MethaneWhen it comes to livestock and environmental impacts, methane emission reductions are often top of mind — and for good reason. Lowering methane emissions from animal agriculture is one of the fastest ways to slow down climate change. However, important local air pollutants like ammonia are seldom discussed with the same frequency or urgency. Agriculture …More on:
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Blog post
How to improve soil modeling to maximize climate and farm benefits
May 2, 2024 | Jocelyn Lavallee, Agricultural Soil Carbon ScientistEfforts to curb agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase soil carbon storage are picking up steam to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. To have maximum impact, we need ways to reliably quantify their outcomes. Direct measurement of the impacts of climate smart agricultural practices are imperative to instill confidence, but they aren’t forward-looking …More on:
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House Passes Bill to Locate Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
April 30, 2024 | Adam Peltz, Director and Senior Attorney, Energy TransitionThe House of Representatives passed the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act (AWRRDA) 333 to 75. The bipartisan bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to also receive bipartisan support.More on:
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New DOE Program Will Expand, Strengthen Electric Grid While Reducing Pollution
April 25, 2024 | Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean EnergyStatement from Ted Kelly, EDF Senior Attorney for Federal EnergyMore on:
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Blog post
Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies
April 25, 2024 | Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable FinanceAgricultural methane emissions trace a complex path through the food and dairy industries, but by asking simple questions, investors can gain insight into the enormous opportunities at hand.More on:
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Press release
EPA Unveils Suite of Protections Addressing Power Plant Pollution of Our Air, Land and Water
April 25, 2024 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement of EDF President Fred KruppMore on:
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New report: At least 1 in 6 Illinois residents lives within a half mile of a mega-warehouse
April 23, 2024 | Sam Becker, Project Manager, Global Clean Air, U.S. RegionA new report released Wednesday, April 24, 2024 by the Environmental Defense Fund traces the growth of mega-warehouses in Illinois communities, driven in-part by the e-commerce boom.More on:
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Does Oil & Gas Merger Boom Cast Doubt on Global Clean Energy Transition?
April 19, 2024 | Andrew Baxter, Senior Director, Business and Energy TransitionGovernments and regulators should recognize oil and gas mergers as an important inflexion point to ensure environmental harm is minimized and emissions are reduced.More on:
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Empowering Chile’s Climate Action: A Citizen’s Guide to Article 6
April 18, 2024 | Luis Fernández Intriago, Post-doctoral Fellow, Labor EconomistThis blog was authored by Francisco Pinto and Rodrigo Bórquez, economists of the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, and by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fernández Intriago. Source: Climate Action Teams Reducing emissions is imperative to address climate change. The mechanisms established in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can serve as vital tools in …More on:
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Article
Communities near natural gas facilities seek stronger protections
April 17, 2024The number of liquid natural gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas is growing. President Biden has issued a temporary pause on approvals for new facilities to better assess the risks they pose to climate and the health of local communities.More on:
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Blog post
We need to close a mercury pollution loophole for lignite coal plants
April 12, 2024(This post was co-authored by EDF attorney Richard Yates) The Environmental Protection Agency is soon expected to update our national protections against mercury and other toxic pollution from coal-fired power plants – pollution that is extremely dangerous to human health and has been linked to brain damage in children. EPA proposed strengthening the Mercury and …More on:
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Calling on Marine Engine Manufacturers for Transparency of Emissions Data
April 11, 2024 | Natacha Stamatiou, Senior Analyst, Global ShippingMaking nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions data available is essential to assessing the climate impacts of ammonia as a shipping fuel.More on:
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EPA Takes Important Action to Cut Petrochemical Pollution and Protect Public Health
April 9, 2024 | Dionne Delli-Gatti, Associate Vice President, Community EngagementToday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced stronger rules to limit toxic pollution from petrochemical plants. The new rules include vital measures to protect the health and safety of communities on the fenceline of this pollution.More on:
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Press release
EPA Unveils Clean Truck Standards
March 29, 2024 | Amanda Leland, Executive DirectorStatement of EDF Executive Director Amanda LelandMore on:
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EPA Clean Truck Standards Are the Next Step to a Clean Transportation Future
March 29, 2024 | Amanda Leland, Executive DirectorThe Environmental Protection Agency today finalized standards that will slash climate and smog-forming pollution from new heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks, garbage trucks, and school buses in model years 2027 through 2032.More on:
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Governor Inslee moves Washington state one step closer to linking carbon market with California and Quebec
March 28, 2024 | Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, U.S. ClimateToday, the state of Washington took a big step toward linking its cap-and-invest program with the carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that could boost climate action and create a more stable, more predictable market for all. Governor Inslee signed E2SB 6058 into law, which will further align Washington’s program with the joint …More on:
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EPA Unveils Clean Car Standards
March 20, 2024 | Amanda Leland, Executive DirectorStatement of EDF Executive Director Amanda LelandMore on: