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EDF statement from Michelle Allen, Project Manager for Environmental Defense Fund’s North Carolina Political Affairs team

The Colorado House of Representatives sent an amended a legislation that establishes an enhanced framework for improving environmental justice in Colorado.

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

Environmental Defense Fund applauds Representative DeLauro for introducing the Toxic Free Food Act of 2021.

Health, environmental, and consumer orgs sent a petition to the FDA to ban all PFAS (per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) that accumulate in the body.

EDF joined more than 100 experts to urge the EPA to reverse the Trump administration’s attack on California’s authority to set vehicle standards.

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

The plan provides a framework that will help the state move quickly toward a more resilient future.

EDF Statement by Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

This action implements a federal court decision from earlier this year striking down the rule after Environmental Defense Fund and its partners filed suit.

Sen. Ron Wyden’s Clean Energy for America Act cleared the Senate Finance Committee. Here are the highlights from the bill.

EDF press statement in response to President Biden's announcement on funding for FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Statement of Nat Keohane, EDF Senior Vice President for Climate – May 20, 2021

This post was co-authored by Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager, U.S. Climate at EDF Washington state just officially became the country’s frontrunner on climate action. On Monday, Governor Inslee signed a landmark cap-and-invest bill, called the Climate Commitment Act, which sets the most ambitious limit on climate pollution of any state in the nation. The …

We’re about to get a glimpse of what Ford Motor Company envisions for the future. Ford is planning to reveal its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck tomorrow. President Biden will visit the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn Michigan ahead of the announcement. The unveiling of the F-150 Lightning is the latest in a …

This week, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its final rule to link the state with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to reduce carbon pollution from the state’s power plants starting in 2022. This is a momentous step, not only for Pennsylvania, but for the country’s fight against climate change: The Keystone state …

More development in Texas is leading to an increase in discharge permit applications, putting pristine rivers and streams at risk. Proposed legislation will protect them, if the Senate passes it. The post Pristine streams in Texas need protection. It’s up to the state Senate to act. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Executive-level engagement on climate resilience will be essential for agricultural lenders to meet the needs of farmers and seize opportunities to benefit their borrowers. The post Farm Credit CEOs discuss emerging opportunities to finance resilient agriculture first appeared on Growing Returns.

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director Lead poisoning prevention advocates should mark May 14, 2021 as a consequential day in our collective efforts to protect public health. Last week, two decisions and a preliminary report were issued that lay a solid foundation for further progress. When translated into action, the decisions and report should result …

Requiring manufacturers to produce zero-emission trucks and buses is a turn New Jersey cannot afford to miss. The discussions to adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks rule begin this week, and the Department of Environmental Protection should seize the opportunity to transition trucks and buses from diesel to zero-emission motors. This is one of the most …

EDF statement on the Sustainable Skies Act

Statement of Peter Zalzal, EDF Associate Vice President for Clean Air Strategies – May 18, 20201

The vision for America laid out in this resolution is transformative--by investing in electrification now the U.S. can cut climate pollution and build a world class economy and workforce for the 21st century.

A troubling story recently emerged about a group of gas utilities whose mission is to fight electrification. While the leaked materials alone don’t explain the full extent of the group’s efforts, it was unsettling to see baseless, fear-driven tactics such as “take advantage of power outage fear,” to make people wary of electrification. Instead of …

Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp