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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 …

En español In recent years, we have witnessed how legislation seeks to transform the electricity sector in Puerto Rico. In 2014, the Energy Transformation and RELIEF Act was approved, which for the first time created an independent regulatory entity capable of overseeing and enforcing Puerto Rico’s energy policy. Five years later, in 2019, the Public …

There is no question that 2020 was a hard year — for some, it was the hardest year of their lives. Yet despite the historic difficulty of 2020, there were some climate and air quality bright spots. For example, the march toward zero-emission trucks and buses is on. In 2021, we should increase our ambition.

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 Agustín F. Carbó and Daniel Whittle En español It’s a new day for the United States and Puerto Rico. With a new president and a new governor, Puerto Rico can turn a new page, and continue rebuilding — even better than before. This couldn’t come at a better time. President Biden’s climate and clean …

Por Agustín F. Carbó y Daniel Whittle En inglés Es un nuevo día para Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Con un nuevo presidente y gobernador, Puerto Rico entra en una nueva etapa, mejor que antes, para continuar con su reconstrucción. Esto no podía llegar en un mejor momento. La estrategia del presidente Biden para abordar …

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 …

EDF celebrates Black History Month with a renewed commitment to help build a world where racial and environmental equity are basic human rights. For this, we must acknowledge and learn from the past.

There can be no doubt: The future of transportation, starting now, is electric vehicles. Here's why GM's clean car announcement is a big deal.

To achieve its goal, the Biden administration should put the United States on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.

The Biden administration should put the U.S. on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.

Many of Arizona's ecologically important waterways are now at risk of pollution and even destruction as a result of recent rollbacks of federal protections. Here's how you can help protect them.

Five years after the Paris Agreement was signed, and with the ‘Paris rulebook’ in place, the accord still provides a valuable framework for action.

EDF Statement from President Fred Krupp

EDF's agricultural priorities for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.

Op-ed from EDF President Fred Krupp in the Washington Post argues that a window is opening for Biden to make good on such campaign promises as creating jobs, making the economy cleaner and more equitable, and confronting the threat of climate change.

We can’t stop the storms from coming, but we can limit their increasing severity and better protect our communities before the storms arrive.

The Nevada Climate Initiative released its inaugural State Climate Strategy, detailing the threats from climate change in the state of Nevada.

EDF Special Report Fall 2020. A conversation with Agustín Carbó, Puerto Rico’s first energy commissioner, who lived through the tragedy of Hurricane Maria and is now leading EDF’s work on energy policy reform in his native island.

Statement of EDF Senior Vice President Elizabeth Gore