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At World Ocean Summit, EDF launched "Portraits of Change," a new eight-part video series to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change.

By Colin Leyden and John Hall The aftermath of the storm we just endured will linger a lot longer than the average Texas winter. At least 80 people died. Millions of families lost power and water service as broad swaths of our critical infrastructure froze up. Families, businesses and cities are still tallying the damage,

Every pre-COVID school day, approximately 480,000 school buses carry more than 25 million children to school across the United States. Most of them run on diesel fuel and spew pollution that causes cancer, triggers asthma attacks and makes climate change worse. Indeed, of the over 40,000 school buses registered in the U.S. in 2019, only …

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

Case study from Environmental Defense Fund of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District in Texas.

Recently, there has been a great deal of interest and even excitement about how seaweed might be able to help save us from climate change. I appreciate the newfound exuberance for seaweed, and wholeheartedly agree that seaweeds do a lot for society and the planet. A similar awakening to the wonders of seaweed occurred in …

By proactively investing in natural infrastructure and conservation priorities, Congress can begin to build protections for the coastal ecosystems that help protect communities, while creating jobs and reducing the costs of future disasters. The post 3 actions Congress can take now to build more resilient coasts first appeared on Growing Returns.

The latest California-Quebec auction was fully subscribed, based on results released today. This is the second quarter in a row where all allowances sold, which is good news for the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. There is still opportunity, however, for more ambition in the program moving forward. Today’s results, by the numbers All 54,773,607 …

1. Our first priority must be to help Texas families Millions in Texas were without power and drinkable water for days on end, and families across the state are still working to find food and assess the damage from burst pipes. Helping them must be our first priority. 2. Climate change means all of our …

Last year tied for the hottest year on record. Increasing heat and flood risks from climate change, the result of historical and ongoing emissions of heat-trapping gases, threaten infrastructure, agriculture, and public health throughout Pennsylvania. The federal government, Wall Street, and Americans across the country have awakened to the challenge of climate change and are …

Action will carry forward vital work to develop a comprehensive, mandatory framework to produce useful climate-related disclosure.

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

Oil refineries, petrochemical plants and other unprepared industrial facilities in Texas released 3.5 million of pounds of extra pollution into the air.

New report details how California orchard growers can harness the power of nature to build a more resilient agricultural system. The post Report shows how nuts and managed vegetation are a winning combination for California growers first appeared on Growing Returns.

Sam Lovell, Project Manager. Across the country, over 9 million homes still get their water through a lead pipe, called a lead service line (LSL). Fully replacing LSLs poses a myriad of challenges – cost chief amongst them – but replacement is critical to protecting the public from the harms posed by lead exposure. It …

Crops like vineyards and orchards are the fastest growing category of agricultural production in California’s Central Valley totaling over 3 million acres.

More than 50 advocacy organizations today called on leaders in Congress to make significant investments to accelerate the transition to a just 100% clean economy as part of an economic recovery

By: Greg Slater, data analyst Air pollution varies dramatically across London, which means not all schoolchildren have the same start in life. Using a powerful new dataset, we found that pollution is significantly higher at primary schools with more students from deprived areas, as well as at schools with a higher proportion of students of …

Electricity system operators balance supply and demand precisely at every moment of every day through market design grounded in economic principles. As the share of variable renewable resources like wind and solar electricity on our electricity system increases, system operators, policy makers and energy market regulators are facing new questions on how to design the …

Local government, environmental groups, and industry collaboration led the way

The N-Visible framework represents a significant advancement in the science of quantifying environmental outcomes from agriculture. The post A breakthrough to measure agriculture’s environmental impact first appeared on Growing Returns.

EDF's N-Visible framework represents a significant advancement in the science of quantifying environmental outcomes from agriculture.

To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, companies must reduce their reliance on diesel-powered trucks to move goods – and they must act quickly. Transportation is expected to be the largest source of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through 2050, and a major driver of dangerous air pollution, which is disproportionately concentrated in low …

Full Methods from Colorado Emissions Gap Analyses (Updated)

EDF is launching a new platform to improve data collection and management of fishing using smart cameras coupled with artificial intelligence.