Stay informed

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.

Walmart achieved its moonshot Project Gigaton goal to reduce, avoid, or sequester 1 gigaton of emissions from its supply chain six years earlier than expected

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

Statement of EDF General Counsel Vickie Patton

Press release for a new EDF study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology about the frameworks used to assess the climate impacts of hydrogen production.

The peaceful retirement that Don and Jane Schreiber envisioned on their ranch in northern New Mexico has been disrupted by natural gas drilling on their land. They're now committed advocates for reducing methane emissions from oil and gas.

  By Aaron Wolfe, and  Scott Seymour EDF economic analysis found that in 2022 oil and gas operators across Alberta wasted $671 million in natural gas, costing the provincial government over $120 million in lost royalties and uncollected corporate taxes. Newly proposed regulations can help prevent wasted gas while also reducing climate pollution. In 2022,

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 Environmental Protection Agency today announced an updated, stronger national health standard for particulate matter – a potentially deadly air pollutant more commonly known as soot.

By Adam Peltz and Meg Coleman New Mexico’s legislators have a remarkable opportunity in the coming days to protect New Mexico families, businesses and the environment by revising the antiquated Oil and Gas Act with House Bill 133.  What’s currently at stake is who will pay for the billions of dollars-worth of well plugging and …

For decades, satellites have been beaming down evidence of Earth’s changing climate, with little impact. Space veteran Dan McCleese wants to change that with MethaneSAT, a satellite built for a single, critical purpose — to fight climate change.

One year after the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the EPA is considering phasing out vinyl chloride, a toxic chemical the train was carrying.

EDF Statement from Will Scott, Southeast Climate & Clean Energy Director at EDF

A high-integrity carbon market can play a significant role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But carbon mitigation should not be the only ‘win’ that comes from the purchase of high-quality carbon credits. Benefits-sharing and social safeguards deliver the durability and longevity we need for any achieved emissions reductions.

In leading climate states, you’ll find trailblazing projects that are benefiting people’s lives and cutting costly pollution right now. In Washington, young people ride the ferry across Puget sound and buses around the state for free. In California, low-income residents get money-saving home energy efficiency upgrades at no cost. And in New York, businesses and …

Communities near large warehouses face higher rates of air pollution associated with health problems, like asthma.

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.

In the 1970s, industrial-scale agriculture transformed the world's ability to feed hungry populations. As climate change threatens yields, and the environmental cost of intensive, large scale farming becomes apparent, meet the farmers are re-envisioning a new green revolution. 

An Environmental Defense Fund expert joined dozens of others in a packed, all-day virtual hearing yesterday in support of an EPA waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which ensures all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state will be zero-emitting by 2035.

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.

The Biden administration recently unveiled the long-awaited draft of its rules governing tens of billions of dollars’ worth of tax incentives that will greatly influence America’s nascent hydrogen economy and the extent to which the emerging industry delivers promised climate benefits. The new draft rules — prompted by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and known …

During COP28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance applicable to voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts listed on designated contract markets (DCMs). DCMs are self-regulating exchanges that operate under the oversight of the CFTC. By law, they must take measures to protect market participants from abusive practices, promote fair and equitable trading,

Statement of EDF General Counsel Vickie Patton

EDF Statement from Kate Courtin, Senior Manager, U.S. Climate