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In recognition of the critical work ahead at the UN Ocean Conference, Environmental Defense Fund, WWF and the Blue Food Assessment launched a video series today to call on governments, civil society and the private sector to fully recognize the diversity of small-scale actors, the crucial role they play in global food security and the contribution they make to livelihoods and economies around the globe.

 EPA today launched an outreach effort designed to educate and engage stakeholders about a key source of delay in the review process for new chemicals: the chemical industry’s repeated revisions to their applications to manufacture a chemical. These revisions, known as “reworks,” add “at least several months” to the review process, the agency said.

RCAC and EDF are accepting applications for the 2022 Water Leadership Institute in Tulare and Kern Counties

EDF “Strongly Supports” Proposal to Strengthen Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Protect Millions from Smog-Forming Coal-Plant Smokestack Pollution

New EDF research explores the demographics of people living near active oil and gas wells

The Biden Administration announced several actions tackle the climate crisis, including a “Green Shipping Challenge” to galvanize global action to decarbonize the international shipping industry. EDF's Global Transportation expert comments.

EDF, Allies Support SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Financial Disclosure Standard

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

Air Tracker is a new web-based tool that allows users to plot the likely path of air pollution 

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is holding a hearing today that will bring the state closer to adopting historic standards that will ultimately eliminate pollution from new cars and passenger trucks sold in California by 2035.

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

EDF and CCSI’s collaboration builds momentum to inform and engage global investors in sustainable development.

REPORT: For Senior Populations, Black Americans Are Three Times More Likely to Die from Exposure to Particle Pollution Than White Americans

FDA has agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, metal can coatings, and other materials that contact food, potentially setting the stage for strict new limits on the harmful chemical.

EDF Moves to Defend Gas Pipeline Safety, Environmental Standards in Court

Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) released transparent scorings for three carbon credit types to help enhance the quality of the carbon market.

Supreme Court Will Not Reimpose Ban on the Use of Best Available Science to Quantify Costs of Climate Damage

The California Department of Conservation has awrded a grant to Self-Help Enterprises and EDF to support coordination and peer learning for Multibenefit Land Repurposing Proram.

Eight major environmental and Indigenous Peoples organizations today released the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide, principles for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading international nonprofit organization, announced today it has signed a new agreement with Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies (SNU GSES) to study where and how much methane escapes from the nation’s gas delivery system in Seoul.

EDF, Allies Ask to Join Lawsuit in Defense of EPA’s Reinstatement of State Clean Car Authority

EDF Urges EPA to “Substantially Strengthen” Proposed Emissions Standards for New Commercial Trucks and Buses

EDF Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager, U.S. Climate

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), CALSTART, NRDC, Sierra Club, South Bronx Unite and WE ACT today filed a petition with the New York Public Service Commission asking the regulator to address the need for zero-emission truck and bus charging infrastructure throughout the state, which is poised to grow rapidly as New York decarbonizes.

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology reveals that in U.S. cities, natural gas pipeline leaks are more prevalent in neighborhoods whose populations are predominately low-income or people of color.