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This post was co-authored by James Povijua, Policy Director at Center for Civic Policy New legislation making its way through the Roundhouse is providing New Mexico with the opportunity to set national precedent when it comes to how we can create a just economic transition, create high-quality jobs, diversify local economies and protect our frontline communities …

The average American household spends about $175 a month on gasoline. That means billions of dollars to oil companies, refiners, and others — and a huge incentive for them to block policies that move America to clean, zero-emissions electric vehicles. We’re already seeing a coordinated push to stop President Biden and Congress from boosting American …

A new Environmental Defense Fund analysis finds that Texas’ successful emission reduction program could be even more powerful if it went electric — not just for reducing smog-forming nitrogen oxides and other local air pollutants, but for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and sparking job growth in the burgeoning electric vehicle industry. Administered by the Texas …

The transition to a low-carbon economy will have a big impact on the way we think about natural gas: how we produce, use and transport it. One area where this challenge is particularly acute is the state regulatory frameworks governing gas utilities across the country, and in particular, how those rules line up against the …

A journey of miles starts with a single step, and for the U.S. oil and gas industry and its financiers, supporting strong and swift methane regulation by the incoming Biden administration is a big step on the road to climate progress. Cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector is the single fastest thing …

More than 30 states actively regulate oil and gas development with a variety of practices and rules designed to reduce health, safety and environmental impacts. States engage in a process of continuous improvement by adopting new rules and practices as technologies and risk mitigation techniques evolve — even in an extraordinary year like 2020. EDF …

A new analysis commissioned by EDF from Rystad Energy makes clear that flaring from Texas’ Permian oil and gas operations is persistent and is likely to increase, but that industry can eliminate most routine flaring at zero cost with simple rules and operator changes.

By Colin Leyden and Ben Hmiel Even amidst a global pandemic and market volatility that reduced oil and gas activity, at least one thing didn’t change in the Permian last year: operators can’t seem to keep their flares lit. Throughout 2020, EDF conducted aerial surveys of portions of the Permian Basin to determine the performance …

EPA indicates it will overhaul its systematic review method used in chemical risk evaluations

Statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund

Statement of EDF Senior Attorney Ben Levitan

Environmental Defense Fund released a national poll that shows broad public support for electric vehicles as well as the policies that will help spur investments in this arena.

Aerial survey findings underscore flaring’s role in the region’s outsized methane problem.

Florida can establish a meaningful and unified resilience effort that creates a safer, more prosperous and equitable future for all communities.

EDF webinars on how we “decarbonize” the electricity sector as rapidly as possible while maintaining a reliable and affordable electric supply.

The Trump admin's Censored Science Rule was struck down by a lawsuit from EDF, the Montana Environmental Information Center, and Citizens for Clean Energy,

Letter from environmental groups including EDF supporting New Jersey's Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule and the Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rule.

EDF comments on New Jersey's adoption of ACT and the Low NOx Rule.

Comments of EDF on New York State Multi-StateAction Plan for Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses

EDF comments on New Jersey's Clean Energy Future-Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage (“CEF-EVES”) Program

EDF fact sheet on the opportunities presented by EVs.

EDF fact sheet on the opportunity tor solar energy to expand Florida's economy, provide quality jobs and advance the state's energy industry to create clean, secure and affordable energy.

EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director for Regulatory & Legislative Affairs

A case study from EDF and RFF (Resources for the Future) looking at how federal, state and local policies can create better outcomes for coal communities as part of the clean energy transition.

A federal district court ruled today that the Trump administration was wrong to issue its Censored Science Rule without following proper procedures, and said that its decision also “casts into significant doubt” whether the rule has any legal basis at all.