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Wildfire smoke is one of many ways climate change is impacting public health.

15 years after Katrina and the need to restore Louisiana's wetlands has never been clearer.

Solutions are bubbling up from communities across Puerto Rico, which amid a global pandemic, is even more exposed than it was before Hurricane Maria.

Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, heat waves and other catastrophic weather events pose safety, financial and health risks to families and communities.

A new poll from Morning Consult and EDF, shows that more than 65% of Americans think addressing climate change is an important priority.

What our economists want you to know about the costs of climate change.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the release of the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan.

As government leaders actively work to keep people safe from coronavirus, they must also prepare for other events, such as hurricanes, that could create compounding disasters.

A few months' improvements in air pollution won’t resolve the underlying health conditions that make many people more vulnerable to COVID-19.

New polling released today shows that a majority of African-Americans across the United States are personally affected by disease and extreme weather made worse by climate change, and support a transition to a 100% clean economy to curb climate pollution.

Army Corps coastal study should be improved, not halted, EDF and 40 partners tell lawmakers

Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Council approved funding for Gulf restoration including a $130 million critical diversion project in Louisiana’s Maurepas Swamp.

This catastrophe could prove to be the beginning of a new chapter.

The EPA Office released a report faulting the agency for its inadequate response to the air pollution in Houston days after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed October 6-12, 2019, North Carolina Resiliency Week.

Climate change is a hot topic for voters, but major news networks too often fail to talk about climate when they cover extreme weather.

With recent technological changes, could batteries become the new emergency power generators?

Statement from Daniel Whittle, Senior Director, Caribbean Initiatives, Environmental Defense Fund

Today the United States House of Representatives passed a bipartisan compromise that provides much needed disaster relief for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

A warming Earth disturbs weather, people, animals and much more. Here, we explore three critical effects of climate change.

How bad will the 2019 wildfire season be? Forest experts are concerned.

Statement by Kevin Moran in response to president signing legislation to authorize the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan.

No matter where you live in Puerto Rico, chronic power outages are the norm.

Seven states came together to address a crisis, showing the nation a path forward in a changing climate.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp