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The Build Back Better Act is a long-overdue step to address environmental injustice throughout the United States. It will reduce the pollution that causes climate change and impacts public health, create high-quality jobs, and make long overdue investments in communities overburdened by pollution. Build Back Better will be the most significant environmental justice investment ever …

As the 2022 legislative session in Colorado gets underway – with many climate and environmental issues on the agenda – it’s important to take stock of what legislators accomplished on this front last year. One key action we’ve been tracking closely and hope to see progress on this year: Curbing climate pollution from industry and …

More than a dozen amicus curiae – or “friend of the court” – briefs were filed in support of EPA in West Virginia et al. v. EPA, a Supreme Court legal challenge brought by coal companies and their allies in an effort to undermine EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment from the …

UN climate agency’s upcoming review puts a spotlight on Paris Agreement implementation  This post was co-authored by Maggie Ferrato, Senior Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund In the wake of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, it’s clear that current climate targets are not enough to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, despite dozens of updated …

This blog was co-authored by Danielle Arostegui, Manager, U.S. Climate at EDF. 2021 saw major momentum for U.S. climate innovation: the research, development and scaling up of new solutions needed to tackle climate pollution, create jobs across the U.S. and reduce energy costs. President Biden reiterated his pledge to deliver a $400 billion investment in …

EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment is longstanding and well-established. But now there’s a new case before the Supreme Court that threatens it. The case was brought by coal companies and their allies, whose efforts to tightly constrict EPA’s ability are not only alarming but also should not even be before the Supreme Court. That’s …

With unprecedented droughts, wildfires, floods and heat waves impacting communities nationwide, it’s clear that climate change is not a threat in some distant future – we’re dealing with its ramifications today. Virginians know this well, having experienced eight different billion-dollar disaster events (three tropical cyclones, four severe storms, and one winter storm) in 2021 alone.

EV misinformation has reared its head again, but this time it seems to be stuck spinning its wheels in the snow. You may have seen a recent Washington Post editorial that expressed some concern about electric vehicle (EV) performance in cold conditions and falsely claimed that vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) are better. Prompted …

EDF Guide: How to Use Nitrogen Balance to Estimate Nitrous Oxide and Nitrate Losses

Companies need further guidance on their climate commitments – on how to prioritize, plan, and implement them. Fortuntely, regardless of industry or sector, there are five pathways for climate leadership.

Op-ed by Vanessa Puig-Williams about the one-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri and need to invest in One Water solutions to avoid a repeat of the disruptive storm, which caused massive power and water disruptions.

Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

To avert the most damaging impacts of climate change, the U.S. will need to rapidly drive down emissions to net zero by no later than 2050 – a point at which we are releasing no more emissions than we can remove in a safe and responsible manner.

Va media statement on NOAA SLR report

NOAA’s National Ocean Service and interagency partners released an updated technical report highlighting the risks facing people living in coastal communities.

The Biden-Harris administration announced plans to reduce climate pollution from industry and manufacturing, expand the market for low-carbon materials, and more.

Press release on NOAA technical sea level rise report

New Study Finds Federal Agencies Must Improve Climate Impact Analyses to Meet NEPA Requirements

Report from EDF and partners combines an extensive review of previously conducted Environmental Impact Statements (“EIS”) with an examination of the legal framework, current practices, and next steps for integrating climate impact analysis into NEPA reviews.

Following the historic and crippling grid failure caused by Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, the state of Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and a bipartisan collection of elected leaders — pledged to ensure such a catastrophic disaster would never happen again. The state Legislature, already in session, launched a series of hearings to find …

By Larissa Koehler and Pamela MacDougall We are at a pivotal moment in the electric vehicle revolution. Demand for electric cars outpaced their fossil fuel alternatives in the United States, Europe and China last year. And, demand for electric trucks and buses could jump tenfold over the next decade as interest among business and government …

A report from EDF offers guideposts for policymakers as they navigate this unprecedented transition in a way that’s clean, equitable, reliable and cost-effective.

New study from Roush Industries finds electric trucks, buses will be cheaper than diesel alternatives by 2027.

Statement from Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense Fund