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Release of North Carolina Resilience Plan an Essential Step to Address Climate Change and Protect Vulnerable Communities on the Frontlines
June 2, 2020 | Will McDow, Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts and WatershedsNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the release of the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan.More on:
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EPA Moves Again to Roll Back Methane Emissions Limits
June 1, 2020 | Matt Watson, Vice President, Energy TransitionThe EPA today took the next step in its march to roll back key safeguards designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.More on:
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Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on the Killing of George Floyd
May 30, 2020Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on the Killing of George Floyd. -
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New Filing to Defend Colorado’s Oil & Gas Pollution Rules and Protect Public Health, Climate
May 28, 2020 | Dan Grossman, Associate Vice President, Global Energy TransitionStatements from Environmental Defense Fund and Healthy Air & Water ColoradoMore on:
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EDF Live: Election 2020 - Turning Out the Climate Vote
May 28, 2020America has gone to the polls while at war — and during debilitating economic crises. And this year, we’ll vote in the midst of a pandemic.More on:
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EDF, Allies, States Sue to Defend Clean Car Standards
May 27, 2020 | Fred Krupp, PresidentEDF, Allies, States Sue to Defend Clean Car StandardsMore on:
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Trump Administration Sued for Gutting Clean Car Standards
May 27, 2020 | Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air StrategiesTrump Administration Sued for Gutting Clean Car StandardsMore on:
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Pennsylvania Publishes Draft Plan for Cutting Methane at Existing Oil and Gas Sites
May 22, 2020The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is publishing a draft rule to further reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities.More on:
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EDF Experts at Public Hearing – It Is “Crucial” That EPA Strengthen Safeguards for Soot
May 21, 2020 | Ananya Roy, Senior Health ScientistEDF Experts at Public Hearing – It Is “Crucial” That EPA Strengthen Safeguards for SootMore on:
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Hurricanes are getting stronger, more dangerous and forming earlier. Here’s how we can prepare.
May 20, 2020 | Natalie Snider, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts & WatershedsAs government leaders actively work to keep people safe from coronavirus, they must also prepare for other events, such as hurricanes, that could create compounding disasters.More on:
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EDF Files Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Challenge to California and Quebec Coordination in Reducing Climate Pollution
May 19, 2020 | Erica Morehouse, Senior Director, Just & Equitable Mission EngagementEDF filed a brief in opposition to the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s collaboration with Quebec to cut dangerous climate pollution.More on:
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EPA’s Censored Science Proposal “Irretrievably Unlawful” and an “Attack on Public Health" – EDF
May 19, 2020EPA’s Censored Science Proposal “Irretrievably Unlawful” and an “Attack on Public Health" – EDFMore on:
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Unacceptable: Reports indicate EPA will refuse to limit brain-damaging chemical in water
May 14, 2020 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsThe New York Times today reported that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to abandon regulation of the chemical perchlorate, dismissing a nearly decades-old finding that the rocket fuel ingredient should not be in our drinking water.More on:
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EDF Analysis Finds Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Methane Emissions are Double Previous Estimate
May 13, 2020 | Dan Grossman, Associate Vice President, Global Energy TransitionMillion-ton methane problem demands strong action on existing pollution sourcesMore on:
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Green Groups Ask D.C. Circuit to Uphold Pollution Safeguards for Freight Trailers
May 13, 2020 | Alice Henderson, Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean AirGreen Groups Ask D.C. Circuit to Uphold Pollution Safeguards for Freight TrailersMore on:
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Report: How Texas Can Unleash the Next Wave of Electricity Market Competition
May 12, 2020 | John Hall, Former Director, Regulatory & Legislative AffairsDemand-side resources can increase resilience, reliability and sustainability of Texas’ gridMore on:
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3 ways to build a more resilient food supply chain
May 11, 2020COVID-19 is upending the food supply chain. Thousands of workers have been infected. Businesses have shut down. Supplies of meats and other labor-intensive foods are tightening, while a surplus of perishable milk and crops has been dumped or left in fields to rot. -
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Trump Administration Withdraws Oversight of Gene Edited Crops, Removing Critical Safeguards
May 11, 2020 | Doria Gordon, Senior Director, Lead Senior ScientistThe majority of gene edited crops will no longer be subject to oversight by the Department of Agriculture under new Trump Administration regulations.More on:
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EDF Will Sue EPA for Failure to Release Key Documents Related to Clean Cars Rollback
May 8, 2020 | Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air StrategiesEDF Will Sue EPA for Failure to Release Key Documents Related to Clean Cars RollbackMore on:
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D.C. Circuit to Hear Oral Argument in Case about Deadly Cross-State Air Pollution Afflicting Millions of New Yorkers
May 6, 2020 | Liana James, AttorneyA three-judge panel will hear oral argument in a case about dangerous, and often deadly, air pollution that blows across state borders. New York, New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund and several allies are parties to the case.More on:
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D.C. Circuit Hears Argument about Vital FERC Energy Storage Order
May 5, 2020 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerD.C. Circuit Hears Argument about Vital FERC Energy Storage OrderMore on:
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EDF Joins RISE UP – A Blue Call to Action in Support of Ocean Health
May 5, 2020 | Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President, People and NatureEDF today announced it is joining “RISE UP – A Blue Call to Action” joining dozens of civil society and philanthropic organizations urging governments and businesses to take bold actions to safeguard the ocean.More on:
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Flaring Reemerges as Hot Topic at Texas Railroad Commission Hearing
May 5, 2020 | Colin Leyden, State Director, TexasEDF statement from Colin Leyden, Director, Regulatory and Legislative AffairsMore on:
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Explainer
EPA refuses to strengthen protections from particulate pollution
May 1, 2020The Trump Administration declined to strengthen particulate matter standards.More on:
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Helicopter Surveys Indicate Malfunctioning Flares in the Permian Basin are Releasing at Least 300,000 Metric Tons of Unburned Methane a Year
April 30, 2020 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionHelicopter surveys indicate malfunctioning flares in the Permian Basin are releasing at least 300,000 metric tons of unburned methane a year.More on:
