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Can New York beat California in the clean energy race?
August 7, 2014A massive investment in solar energy, a bold utility reform and new laws promoting climate change resilience are positioning the state as a leader in the low-carbon future. -
New USDA standards and tool help farmers cut emissions and earn offsets
August 5, 2014New guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help farmers improve land management practices and earn carbon offsets. -
Broad support for EPA won't make headlines, but it's news we can all use
August 4, 2014People testifying in support of pollution limits have significantly out-numbered opponents, but that doesn't seem to excite journalists or politicians. -
Why support the Clean Power Plan? Testimony from the EPA hearings.
July 31, 2014Testimonies from three EDF experts at three EPA hearings show how the plan is moderate, flexible, and necessary. -
3 takeaways from the California, Mexico climate agreement
July 30, 2014This week’s groundbreaking agreement between California and Mexico to cooperate on climate change is a sign that momentum is growing for climate action. -
Give a fisherman a loan and revive our oceans for a lifetime
July 29, 2014EDF has provided more than $2.7 million in loans to fishermen to allow them to transition to, or continue, more sustainable fishing business practices. -
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Using Google Street View in our fight against climate change
July 28, 2014This new tool developed with Google Earth Outreach has the power to greatly improve cities’ and utilities’ ability to minimize methane emissions that contribute to global warming. -
California investigates: Are gas prices being manipulated?
July 28, 2014What the oil industry won’t say is that if gas prices do go up this year, it will likely be the oil industry—not clean energy—that’s to blame. -
After 130 years, New York rethinks its electric utility model
July 25, 2014A plan to reform the utility business could dramatically change how people interact with their power company. -
Is Hollywood drowning out climate change? Let's be practical.
July 24, 2014How can climate activists reach those who don’t seem to care much about global warming? It's simple: Make the issue relevant to their daily struggles. -
EDF, Google Earth Outreach and the most innovative trend in environmental protection
July 16, 2014A break-through pilot project gives citizens and local utilities data on methane leaks that used to be invisible. -
Bundle up, the polar vortex returns - but is it climate change?
July 15, 2014An Asian typhoon, a strange-acting jet stream and a high-pressure system over Canada add up to a sudden cold snap in July, but whether global warming plays a role is hard to say. -
New bill would ban toxic BPA chemical from food packaging
July 11, 2014Lawmakers want to get Bisphenol A out of our food plastics and bodies, and keep other nasty chemicals from entering its place. -
To slow climate change we can't "pick a lesser evil"
July 11, 2014A recent New York Times column asks if we should prioritize carbon dioxide over methane, but science shows both must be addressed - now. -
New report: Investors can play key role in critical ocean recovery
July 10, 2014A new report issued by EDF and the Prince of Wales shows how we can galvanize funding needed to turn around our struggling oceans. -
Goldman Sachs supports methane policy, and why it matters
July 9, 2014Strong methane emissions policy can help remove uncertainty in the investor community and stimulate the economy, the Wall Street firm says. -
New rules, innovations will build a clean energy economy
July 8, 2014We need new rules, new ideas and new approaches to overcome a century of carbon-based "business as usual," EDF President Fred Krupp writes in a recent op-ed piece. -
Bad weather merely a 'blip'? Our economy doesn't think so.
July 8, 2014Extreme weather in early 2014 dampened U.S. economic growth, so what happens when such weather becomes more frequent? -
We can do this: 10 reasons there's hope for our climate
July 2, 2014This is a time to feel optimistic, EDF President Fred Krupp tells the Aspen Ideas Festival. -
This smart energy experiment in Texas will benefit you, too
July 1, 2014An Austin neighborhood is a living laboratory of technologies that are building a low-carbon economy for all of us. -
New climate bill signals growing support for methane policy
June 30, 2014A new, bipartisan effort to tackle super pollutants shows that Washington is waking up to the methane problem. -
Climate change a risky business for America's agriculture
June 26, 2014This week's Risky Business report forecasts billions of dollars in losses for America's farmers - and an alarming decline in food production - if climate change continues. -
After 28 years with a flawed toxics law, finally a result
June 26, 2014The EPA says consumers and workers are at risk from trichloroethylene, issuing its first final risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act since 1986. -
Risky Business stands out in growing sea of climate reports
June 25, 2014A tri-partisan coalition of financial experts says the United States stands to lose billions to climate change unless we act soon. -
Defenders of dirty power plants use doublespeak to shape debate
June 19, 2014Find out what arguments opponents of the EPA's Clean Power Plan use to try to make sure it never becomes law.