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Members of Indore’s public health community came together at the Sayaji Hotel on May 5, 2022, to discuss how to promote clean air solutions in the city at a health sector stakeholder engagement workshop.

President Biden’s $370-b plan is crucial; it is about US squaring up to threats of climate change, and promoting climate justice.

The European Commission yesterday approved €5.2 billion in subsidies for hydrogen projects. Recently released research from Environmental Defense Fund outlines the risks of hydrogen’s near-term adverse climate impacts if not carefully deployed.  

Environmental Defense Fund today released the Fleet Electrification Solutions Center, a free online resource that cuts through the complexity of truck electrification to connect fleet professionals with the solutions they need, all in one easy-to-navigate clearinghouse.

A new study out today in the journal Science finds that climate-warming methane emissions from flaring, the practice of burning off gas rather than capturing it for productive use, are five times higher than government estimates — primarily due to unlit and malfunctioning flares. Researchers conclude that flares are combusting at a 91% efficiency rate,

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.

EDF, Sierra Club Plan to Sue the Environmental Protection Agency to Protect People from Pollution Discharged by New Gas-Burning Power Plants

Yesterday, Hurricane Ian slammed into the Florida coast, packing 155 mph sustained winds and a storm surge of up to 18 ft in some areas. Sadly, this is the new norm, EDF experts say. Hurricane Ian is yet another reminder of how climate change is making violent storms more frequent—and much more intense.

EDF statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

Stronger Focus on Equity Can Improve Energy System Reliability – New Report

The House Natural Resources Committee today, with support from policymakers from coast to coast, passed H.R.4690, the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act. H.R. 4690 amends and reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), which governs fishing in federal waters.

As California suffers through a third year of severe drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation last night that dedicates $40 million to the Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program.

Illinois Commerce Commission Votes Will Help Ensure More Reliable, Affordable, Equitable Electric Service in the State

Senior environmental strategist Dr. Lea Borkenhagen will lead the private sector engagement division of Environmental Defense Fund. EDF+Business is known for forging unexpected partnerships with high–impact companies – including McDonalds, Walmart, and KKR – to transform business as usual in their products, operations, and advocacy.

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Investments Will Grow to More Than $626 Billion By 2030 – New Report

This blog was co-authored with William Barber III, Founder and CEO at Rural Beacon Initiative. With the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act elevating the importance of state implementation of climate action, North Carolina is well-positioned to make critical progress to reduce climate-warming pollution from the electric power sector. Last year, the state took …

This blog was authored by Alice Alpert, Senior Climate Scientist at EDF. Meaningful methane emission reductions are not only possible—such efforts can potentially have a massive impact on warming. Readily available methods to reduce methane can deliver a whopping 0.25°C of avoided temperature rise by 2050. This year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

FDA’s approach to setting draft action levels for lead in juice is based on ill-conceived presumptions.

Roya Alkafaji, Manager, Healthy Communities and Lindsay McCormick, Senior Manager, Safer Chemicals Denver Water has one of the most successful lead service line (LSL) replacement programs in the country. Since it began the program in 2020, the utility has replaced nearly 14,000 LSLs—prioritizing lines to buildings serving vulnerable populations, such as child-care facilities. Denver Water …

Maricel Maffini, consultant and Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director In May, FDA decided to allow continued use of nine ortho-phthalates in food packaging and processing equipment but punted on deciding whether or not using those phthalates is safe. We’ve written about the petitions that resulted in the decision, along with the agency’s decision to “abandon” …

Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals For the eighth year in a row, consumers rated chemicals as their top food safety concern according to the annual industry survey of consumer perspectives on food issues. In the survey conducted in March 2022, 48% of consumers rated chemicals as their top category of food safety concern – …

EDF statement on the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice at EPA

Industrial processes, packaging and certain additives all contribute toxic chemicals to our foods. EDF works with regulators and companies to tackle the issue. Here’s what you can do too.

Chemicals linked to infertility and birth defects also linked to preterm birth. EDF and its allies are calling on the FDA to withdraw its approval of the phthalates it allows in food handling equipment and food packaging.

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.