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Statement from Dr. Elena Craft, Associate Vice President, Climate and Health, Environmental Defense Fund

The EPA is poised to strengthen mercury regulations from power plants.

This blog is co-authored by Dan Mueller, Senior Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems, Environmental Defense Fund San Solomon Springs is a Texas icon. It’s also a beacon of both caution and opportunity in sustaining Texas’s groundwater resources and the springs and streams that depend on them. The springs — located in the Chihuahuan Desert, near …

EDF Joins Dozens of Other Leaders to Defend EPA’s Clean Car Standards in Court

The state of Louisiana took an important step to address wasted energy resources from venting and flaring.

A new guide from EDF and Deloitte offers five strategies for agricultural finance institutions to manage climate risks and act on climate opportunities.

Biden Veto Helps Safeguard Americans’ Money from Risks Including Climate Change

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is working on global thresholds for carbon credit and program quality to ensure that the voluntary carbon market accelerates a just transition to 1.5C. 

The newly released international climate report, IPCC, offers a comprehensive view of where the world stands on climate change. And it's not all doom and gloom. Here are five hopeful takeaways.

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way. Here are this week's good climate news stories.

This blog was authored by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fernández Intriago and Universidad de Los Andes professors Jorge García López and Julián Gómez Gil. The saying “Nothing about us without us” is widely used among Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to emphasize the importance of involving them in policies that govern their territories and …

The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act is driving a boom in green jobs with more than 15 states building new factories or production lines to manufacture electric vehicles, batteries, components and chargers.

We scoured SXSW, the Austin mega festival, for the coolest climate tech, climate talks, and climate ideas. From the sublime to the ridiculous, here are a few more of our faves.

The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act is driving a boom in green jobs with more than 15 states building new factories or production lines to manufacture electric vehicles, batteries, components and chargers.

We scoured SXSW, the Austin mega festival, for the coolest climate tech, climate talks, and climate ideas. From the sublime to the ridiculous, here are a few more of our faves.

In 2022 and 2023, EDF and Deloitte published two reports that focused on climate change impacts on agriculture finance institutions.

A new guide from EDF and Deloitte offers five strategies for agricultural finance institutions to manage climate risks and act on climate opportunities.

EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Reduces Smog-Causing Pollution in Downwind States, Helping Millions of People Breathe Easier

Today, Environmental Defense Fund launched its “We’re Fired Up” TV and digital ad campaign praising President Joe Biden for putting forward strong rules to curb oil and gas methane pollution.

Statement of Mark Brownstein, EDF’s Senior Vice President, Energy Transition

By Maria Doa, PhD, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy, and Lauren Ellis, MPH, Research Analyst What Happened:  We recently expressed concern to EPA about its conclusion that “distribution in commerce” (including the transportation of chemicals) does not contribute to the unreasonable risk for any of the first 10 chemicals evaluated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  In …

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other national policies have catalyzed already thriving investments in electric vehicle manufacturing in the U.S., according to a new report by Environmental Defense Fund and WSP USA.

We scoured SXSW, the Austin mega festival, for the coolest climate tech, climate talks, climate ideas. From the sublime to the ridiculous, here are a few of our faves.

We scoured SXSW, the Austin mega festival, for the coolest climate tech, climate talks, climate ideas. From the sublime to the ridiculous, here are a few of our faves.

By Maria Doa, PhD, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy, and Lauren Ellis, MPH, Research Analyst SUMMARY: We explore the connection between the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the risks of toxic chemicals from transportation accidents, and the pathway to better protect communities. Last month, a Norfolk Southern freight train hauling several railcars carrying toxic chemicals derailed …