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Statement from Ted Kelly, EDF Senior Attorney for Federal Energy

To better understand the disproportionate community health burden associated with warehouses in Illinois, Environmental Defense Fund deployed a peer-reviewed framework called Proximity Mapping. Findings include that at least 1 in 6 Illinois residents lives within a half mile of a mega-warehouse.

The 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. 

In the context of India’s 2023 G20 Presidency, this EDF report provides an overview of the experience of carbon pricing across the world. It focuses on the benefits of these instruments, the challenges that impede wider adoption, and the plausible solutions that can lead to the faster uptake of these tools by emerging economies.

Report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and prepared by Energy Futures Group provides an overview of key design elements that can be used for a Clean Heat Standards, as well as a look at how four states are approaching these elements in their own CHS development process.

EDF report details how Texas’ $342 million clean air program can be improved to help companies that want to secure state funding for zero-emission trucks.

Study led by researchers at EDF and academic partners finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually.

EDF provides a guide for ports and their partners in the United States to set, plan, implement and achieve their decarbonization goals.

EDF fact sheet shows Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed pollution standards for new cars, buses and freight trucks would save more than 40,000 lives and prevent more than 25 million asthma attacks.

Report from EDF has guidance and analysis to help states develop regulatory frameworks for NPA evaluation and implementation, and to help utilities successfully implement NPA programs.

EDF's map offers tools to encourage EPA to do better risk assessments of chemicals. Use this tool to see where facilities are polluting toxic chemicals into our air, water and land and how it’s putting our health at risk, then encourage EPA to take action.

Study by EDF scientists shows that standard frameworks used to assess the climate impacts of hydrogen production are vulnerable to broad miscalculation.

A new report from EDF and Sustainable Public Affairs showcases case studies on how EU companies are acting on climate goals while growing profits.

The clock is ticking to halt and reverse deforestation so that we avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The good news is that companies can provide the finance needed to keep the world's forests standing by purchasing high-quality emissions reductions credits from large-scale tropical forest conservation programs, otherwise known as jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+). 

EDF is defending clean vehicle standards for cars, passenger trucks and heavy-duty vehicles in court.

This report consolidating China's policies and actions on carbon peaking and neutrality to share the country's success in implementing a "dual carbon" strategy and provide insights to guide future efforts.

Summary of research, the result of a collaboration between EDF and Northwestern and informed by key input from community partners, demonstrating the significant positive impact that the Advanced Clean Trucks rule can have in the greater Chicagoland area.

By Istvan Bart, Climate Director Last week, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airline to fly across the Atlantic ocean using 100% sustainable aviation fuels , demonstrating the incredible potential of clean, alternative fuels for flight. We need more planes flying on SAF, because if aviation were a country, it would be one of the …

An innovative tool from EDF, RMI and the Sustainable Aviation Buyers’ Alliance, the registry supports corporations working to reduce their aviation footprints by purchasing sustainable aviation fuel certificates, or SAFc, with a consistent, transparent and verifiable record to enable credible climate disclosure.

EDF analysus finds that leading governors have a pivotal role to play in getting the U.S. closer to its 2030 NDC, with the ability to cut the remaining distance to the U.S. commitment under the Paris Agreement in half.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized tougher clean air standards that, for the first time, establish protective limits on methane pollution from both new and existing oil and gas sources.

To meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight. This new analysis by EDF Europe aims to support this type of collaboration.

Companies in the meat and dairy sector are uniquely positioned to tackle methane emissions. By setting an ambitious methane reduction target, companies can slash their greenhouse gas emissions and build more resilient and equitable supply chains, while meeting shareholder and customer demands for climate action.

The MethaneSAT satellite will be able to measure methane like never before, providing a powerful means of accountability for communities and governments around the world.

Study commissioned by EDF lays out a comprehensive vision to unlock the potential of intermodal freight, suggesting how successfully integrating class I and short line rail into an updated intermodal ecosystem could usher in transformative gains for the industry, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector.