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Arizona must act now to secure state’s water future
January 8, 2018 | Kevin Moran, Associate Vice President, Regional AffairsStatement from EDF’s Kevin Moran on Governor Ducey’s State of the State addressMore on:
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EPA’s Pruitt Caught Taking Credit for Past Administrations' Accomplishments
January 5, 2018 | Elgie Holstein, Senior Director, Federal AffairsEPA’s Pruitt Caught Taking Credit for Past Administrations' Accomplishments -
How electric trucks could disrupt highway transport and save businesses billions
January 4, 2018Tesla is among a number of auto manufacturers that see a robust, long-term market for zero-emission electric trucks. -
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Coalition: Speaker Prieto Showed Progressive Leadership on Nuclear Tax Issue
January 4, 2018 | Mary Barber, State Director, New York and New JerseyDiverse coalition including EDF cites innumerable flaws and costs associated with PSEG’s billMore on:
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What you need to know about what’s in – and absent from – Moody’s climate risk report
January 3, 2018Moody's report left out this critical disaster risk information for communities seeking to retain their credit worthiness. -
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New York’s Ambitious Clean Energy Goals Get a Boost from Gov. Cuomo
January 3, 2018 | Andrew H. Darrell, Chief of Strategy, Global Energy & FinanceIn his annual State of the State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York’s 2018 clean energy agenda, which builds on the state’s legacy of climate progress and innovation.More on:
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Utah Modernizes Emissions Rules for Oil and Gas Sites
January 3, 2018 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionThe Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality finalized new standards to modernize and improve regulation of smog-forming emissions from the state’s oil and gas facilities. -
Pennsylvania Halts Construction of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
January 3, 2018 | Andrew Williams, Director, Regulatory & Legislative AffairsState suspends pipeline construction after water contamination concerns -
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This was the year Louisiana started taking back our coast
December 31, 2017 | Steve Cochran, Former Associate Vice President, State AffairsLooking back, we may see 2017 as the year we really started taking on the full measure of our coastal challenges. Here's to 2018 and beyond, and to continuing progress to restore our coast. Op-ed by EDF's Steve Cochran for The Times-Picayune.More on:
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5 steps that will make your business more climate resistant
December 26, 2017Businesses that plan for a more disruptive climate future will ultimately differentiate themselves from those that don't. -
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Oceans on the rebound? These 5 developments give us hope.
December 22, 2017As 2017 draws to a close, we take stock of sustainable fishery successes that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.More on:
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Clean Energy Leader Nominated to Head NJ’s Department of Environmental Protection
December 21, 2017 | Fred Krupp, PresidentEDF statement from Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense FundMore on:
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Court closes door on repeat of illegal Gulf red snapper season
December 20, 2017 | Robert E. Jones, Director, Gulf of Mexico, Oceans ProgramStatements issued by EDF and other groups in response to decision to issue a stay in their lawsuit against the Department of Commerce.More on:
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PSEG’s Rushed, Multi-billion Customer-Funded Bailout Benefits No One but PSEG
December 20, 2017 | Mary Barber, State Director, New York and New JerseyEDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, New Jersey Clean EnergyMore on:
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5 reasons to be optimistic about China’s new carbon market
December 19, 2017When the first phase of the country’s carbon market is fully implemented, it's expected to cover roughly 39 percent of China’s emissions and be the largest in the world. -
EDF Applauds China’s Launch of Market-Based System to Cut Climate Pollution
December 19, 2017China announced a new program to stabilize and reduce carbon pollution that will become the world’s largest emissions trading system. -
EDF, Conservation Groups, Tribal Citizen Groups File Lawsuit and Ask Court to Block Zinke from Unlawfully Suspending Waste Prevention Rule
December 19, 2017 | Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air StrategiesEDF, others file preliminary injunction in BLM Waste Prevention Standards case -
EDF Files FOIA Request and Asks Inspector General to Investigate EPA’s $120,000 No-Bid Contract with Partisan Firm
December 19, 2017 | Martha Roberts, Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate Legal and Regulatory ProgramEDF files FOIA request and sends letter to the Inspector general asking for investigation into EPA's $120,000 no bid contract with partisan political firm Definers -
EDF to Pruitt: America Needs Stronger, Faster Climate Protections – Not Repeal and “Consider” Replace
December 18, 2017 | Tomás Carbonell, Senior Counsel and Director for Regulatory PolicyPruitt's EPA announces it will "consider" replacing Clean Power Plan -
Conservation Advocates Take Scott Pruitt's “Do-Nothing” Texas Pollution Plan to Court
December 15, 2017we file a lawsuit over Pruitt's Texas haze plan -
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Rushed Nuclear Bailout Would Undermine Clean Energy Progress and Burden New Jersey’s Electricity Customers
December 14, 2017 | Mary Barber, State Director, New York and New JerseyGroups including EDF urge legislature to work with Murphy administration on comprehensive clean energy agendaMore on:
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West Texas Solar Shines On with El Paso Settlement
December 14, 2017 | John Hall, Former Director, Regulatory & Legislative AffairsWest Texas Solar Shines On with El Paso Settlement -
Pollution monitors: Next big thing for clever entrepreneurs?
December 13, 2017With technology breakthroughs pushing down costs, this is an invention waiting to scale up. -
Report Highlights Pollution Risk to Residents near California Oil and Gas Facilities; Calls for Full-Time Pollution Monitoring and Public Data Disclosure
December 13, 2017 | Timothy O'Connor, Former Senior Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition StrategyAn EDF report looks at the industry and community benefits of deploying continuous air pollution monitors in California. -
Bills that weaken U.S. fishing law advance in Congress despite broad opposition
December 13, 2017 | Matt Tinning, Associate Vice President, OceansStatement Matt Tinning, Senior Director, US Oceans Program, Environmental Defense Fund on passage of H.R. 200 and H.R. 3588 by U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.