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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.

Without urgent adaptation action, climate impacts are likely to curb U.S. crop productivity growth as soon as 2030.

Extreme heat, changing rainfall and other climate change impacts will make it harder to grow staple crops in the U.S. as soon as 2030. This report from EDF uses computer models to analyze how climate change will alter yields of staple crops in Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas.

In this report, EDF and partners examine the financing challenges that small businesses in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities face after a disaster. We suggest two innovative risk transfer models to improve the recovery of small businesses in disadvantaged areas from weather-related extremes, with spillover benefits for their broader communities.

Watch a video about an EDF project in Antigua to use an electric school bus as backup power for a special needs school.

Climate change promises a stormier future. Ten years after Sandy, New York and New Jersey are still seeking innovative ways to live with water.

On this episode of EDF's Degrees podcast, we talk with US Forest Service research ecologist Frank Kanawha Lake, who is bringing Indigenous ways of knowing to managing fire into the 21st century. Tune in to learn about what we can do to address wildfires, and how you could use your job to be a part of solutions.

Yesterday, Hurricane Ian slammed into the Florida coast, packing 155 mph sustained winds and a storm surge of up to 18 ft in some areas. Sadly, this is the new norm, EDF experts say. Hurricane Ian is yet another reminder of how climate change is making violent storms more frequent—and much more intense.

EDF statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

As California suffers through a third year of severe drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation last night that dedicates $40 million to the Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program.

As the water situation becomes particularly dire in Oregon's Harney Basin, EDF and Culp & Kelly, LLC have released a new Voluntary Agreements Analysis report to advance the community’s understanding of one potential approach for locally driven water management.

Hurricane Fiona, a category 1 storm, made landfall in Puerto Rico over the weekend, causing catastrophic flooding and leaving much of the island without electricity.

North Carolina is taking steps to ensure coastal resilience following the storm.

The times demand nothing short of a comprehensive rethinking of how we use our quickly dwindling water resources — while we still have an opening to act.

EDF statement from Natalie Snider

Chris Kuzdas, co-lead of the Water for Arizona coalition and Senior Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems at Environmental Defense Fund, issued the following statement about the critical need to pass the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Iowa Watershed Approach offers a strategy for reducing flood risk and improving water quality in the state of Iowa. The post Iowa’s Watershed Approach provides a model for tackling big challenges on the Mississippi River. first appeared on Growing Returns.

A “Finding Common Water” rafting excursion developed by EDF and UC Merced was designed to get participants with a stake in California water off our desk chairs and onto rafts, out of the ordinary and into an extraordinary setting — a hot, highly regulated, wild and scenic river — to push everyone out of their comfort zone and get to work on addressing real water problems.

It is obvious to any Texan that we are in a horrific drought. As Texas weather changes, so must our methods of managing groundwater, which will become increasingly precious. The post Texas is drying up. We better protect our groundwater. first appeared on On the Water Front.

EDF statement of Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

Donny Hicks, a longtime almond farmer near Modesto, participated in the Water Leadership Institute to better understand groundwater issues in his area. Read on to learn what Donny gained from the institute and how he is adapting to water scarcity by working with another institute graduate to test a new innovative irrigation system. The post This almond industry expert participated in the Leadership Institute to learn more about groundwater. Now he’s sharing that knowledge. first appeared on On the Water Front.

Statement from EDF's Texas Political Director, Colin Leyden

Climate change is making California hotter and drier, conditions that fuel wildfires and also threaten to disrupt electricity service for millions. A 2010 law requiring California utilities to beef up their battery capacity is finally paying off. But more batteries are needed, fast, to move away from fossil fuels and help keep the lights on.  

Kevin Moran statement on Arizona Legislature funding for water projects in budget.

This post was co-authored by EDF’s Michael Panfil and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law have released a new Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and …