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Watch: Bold plan seeks to save Louisiana‘s vanishing coastline
September 19, 2023Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are disappearing at the rate of a football field every 100 minutes. The state has a plan to get them back.More on:
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Press release
EDF, Partners Support Biden Administration's New Guidance to Incorporate the Value of Nature into Federal Decision-making Processes
September 19, 2023 | Natalie Snider, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts & WatershedsEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF) and 16 partner organizations and experts have filed comments to the Office of Management and Budget supporting its proposed guidance for Assessing Changes in Environmental and Ecosystem Services in Benefit-cost Analysis.More on:
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Blog post
New York utility regulator approves a first-of-its-kind certified gas pilot program. Now what?
September 19, 2023 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsThe New York Public Service Commission recently approved a certified natural gas pilot program proposed by Con Edison, the gas and electric utility for much of New York City. Under the pilot, Con Edison may pay a premium for limited amounts of natural gas that is purportedly certified as having lower methane emissions than the …More on:
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Now’s the Time—How EPA Can Use TSCA to Turn Off the PFAS Tap
September 19, 2023 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyIn the face of mounting evidence about the dangers posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), one thing is clear: EPA needs to take urgent action to turn off the tap of these “forever chemicals” that have long-term consequences for our health and the environment. As we discussed in a previous blog, it is imperative …More on:
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Website
Net Zero Action Accelerator
September 18, 2023Environmental Defense Fund's climate action hub helps businesses fast track and scale climate progress, reach their sustainability goals and galvanize net zero leadership across supply chains.More on:
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Explainer
Overfishing: The most serious threat to our oceans
September 18, 2023Of all the threats facing the oceans today, overfishing takes the greatest toll on sea life — and people.More on:
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Blog post
Investing in life below water is an investment in all sustainable development goals
September 18, 2023 | Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President, People and NatureThis piece is now available on Mongabay. During New York Climate Week, climate leaders will gather together to make essential decisions to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is critical that our oceans are a priority. The ocean is profoundly underfunded, and yet it is absolutely vital to billions of lives around the world …More on:
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Op-ed
Hundreds of Top Companies Have Climate Pledges. Here’s How to Turn Pledges Into Action.
September 18, 2023 | Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing DirectorTo limit the worst impacts of climate change, businesses must act now to bridge the gap between ambition and action.More on:
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Press release
EDF Launches Net Zero Action Accelerator to Help Companies Supercharge Climate Goals
September 18, 2023 | Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing DirectorEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF) today unveiled the Net Zero Action Accelerator (NZAA), a new climate action hub to help businesses fast track and scale climate progress, reach their sustainability goals and galvanize net zero leadership across supply chains.More on:
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Press release
EDF, Allies Ask EPA to Protect People from Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Production Pollution
September 15, 2023 | Edwin LaMair, Attorney, U.S. Legal & RegulatoryEnvironmental Defense Fund and a group of 13 health, environmental, and community groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to protect people from dangerous pollution from fossil fuel-based hydrogen production facilities.More on:
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Report
In the voluntary carbon market, buyers will pay for quality
September 15, 2023Study of nearly 500 company leaders in charge of voluntary carbon credit purchases for their companies finds that buyers across market segments are willing to pay significantly more for credits with demonstrably high quality.More on:
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What a carbon credit buyer wants: New survey from BCG shows higher demand for high quality in the voluntary carbon market
September 15, 2023 | Alex Hanafi, Senior Director, Global Climate Cooperation and Lead CounselThe voluntary carbon market has been in a flurry in the past year to define integrity and quality for carbon credits. Between the recently released Core Carbon Principles from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, to the Claims Code of Practice from the Voluntary Carbon Market Initiative, we now have more guidance and …More on:
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New analysis shows that, in a decisive decade for climate action, Oregon must aim higher
September 15, 2023 | Kjellen Belcher, Senior Manager, Climate PolicyLast legislative session, Oregon’s lawmakers had the opportunity to update Oregon’s statutory climate targets. This would have been the first time that Oregon updated its outdated climate targets in 15 years and would have brought Oregon’s climate goals in line with the level of ambition of President Biden’s national climate targets and from other climate …More on:
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Press release
California Legislature Closes Session With New Measures to Advance Climate Leadership and Achieve Ambitious Goals
September 15, 2023 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorEDF Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorMore on:
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Blog post
EPA’s Approach to 1,4-Dioxane Falls Short of Protecting Fenceline Communities
September 14, 2023 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyWhat’s New? Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) embarked on a critical Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) supplemental risk evaluation of 1,4-dioxane [PDF, 8.7MB]– a highly carcinogenic chemical that contaminates drinking water supplies across the country and is present in products, such as cleaning supplies and personal care products. This draft supplemental risk evaluation represents …More on:
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Article
This week’s good climate news
September 14, 2023From puffin population pops to Climate Week NYC, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate fight. These are this week's good climate news stories. -
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Five years after Hurricane Florence, EDF looks back at efforts to build resilience in North Carolina
September 14, 2023 | Will McDow, Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts and WatershedsEnvironmental Defense Fund thanks leaders, as well as businesses, conservation groups and community members, for working to build a more flood-resilient North Carolina. Let’s look at how far we’ve come in the last five years. The post Five years after Hurricane Florence, EDF looks back at efforts to build resilience in North Carolina first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Historic Cuban voyage searches for clues to coral reef survival
September 13, 2023A scientific exploration that circumnavigated Cuba found hope in coral reefs, but cautious about what the future holds. -
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Climate Week NYC 2023: A Vital Opportunity to Bolster Climate Action and Improve Lives
September 13, 2023 | Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Engagement and PartnershipsSeptember has arrived, and New York City has again become the epicenter of pivotal climate discussions. Climate Week in New York City — happening alongside the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, and the Climate Ambition Summit — provides vital opportunities to bolster cooperation, ambition, and implementation ahead of COP28. …More on:
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Podcast
How a punk-rocking paralegal harnessed employee power to green Microsoft
September 13, 2023Drew Wilkinson took what he already knew how to do — disrupt a system, innovate solutions, and organize folks around him — and applied it to greening his wMore on:
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Analysis
Testing the feasibility of quantifying change in agricultural soil carbon stocks through empirical sampling
September 13, 2023Analysis co-authored by EDF reveals the potential to use empirical approaches to accurately quantify, at project scales, soil organic carbon stock responses to practice change.More on:
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Blog post
New guidelines to inform EPA’s approach to cumulative risk
September 12, 2023What’s New? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released and solicited public comments on its draft Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Guidelines for Planning and Problem Formulation. The purpose of a CRA is to determine the combined health and/or environmental risks from multiple stressors and chemicals that can cause the same harms. These guidelines, intended to …More on:
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Blog post
Science to Action: a ten-year review of California’s MPA Network
September 12, 2023 | Jacob Eurich, Small-Scale Fisheries Solutions ScientistMarine protected areas (MPA) are a conservation tool that sets aside part of the ocean to protect it for long-term conservation, similar to the way a state or national park functions on land. These MPAs are an effective way to preserve biodiversity by protecting ecosystems. But how are they utilized by people, and do they …More on:
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Press release
New Analysis: New Mexico Falling Far Short of Climate Goals, Leaders Must Pass Bold New Policy to Close Gap
September 11, 2023 | Alex DeGolia, Director, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. RegionNew Mexico is falling far short of its climate goals and will achieve less than one-third of the 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 committed to by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham via a 2019 executive order, according to a new analysis from the Environmental Defense Fund.More on:
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New Mexico is off course for reaching its climate goals, but there’s enormous opportunity for action
September 11, 2023 | Alex DeGolia, Director, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. RegionNew Mexico communities know the stakes for climate change are high — hotter and drier conditions threaten public health, livelihoods, and cultural and recreational resources, as they lead to increased drought, extended and more extreme wildfire seasons, and extreme heat. Those impacts are projected to get much worse in the coming decades, without serious and …More on: