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Seaweed is having a moment. I’ve been working on seaweed for 40 years, and I’ve never seen so many headlines about how seaweed can save the planet.  I can understand why. The need to save the planet is more pressing than ever. We must now dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, at the same time,

EDF is working with partners to drive global climate action at COP28, this year’s U.N. climate change conference.

In the arid region of Presidio County, Texas, residents have been grappling with a severe water crisis for decades. However, a steering committee has been formed to address the water infrastructure challenges and secure funding. The committee's unique approach focuses on equity, ensuring that every community's needs are considered. Their efforts could serve as a model for other counties in Texas and beyond.

From improved nuclear fusion to rebuilding the Louisiana delta, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate fight. These are this week's good news stories.

Carbon capture and sequestration is a great opportunity to help curb climate change, but holding companies accountable remains key. 

Environmental Defense Fund commended the Biden administration for a new proposal that will shorten and streamline the process for expanding the U.S. power grid.

    What Happened? EDF and other environmental groups recently asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the approval it issued for a group of new chemicals. This approval, also known as a consent order, allows Chevron to create fuels at its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi, by using oils produced through a process of …

This study from EDF scientists and partners uses hourly weather reanalysis data (1950–2021) to examine the temporal and spatial evolution of ambient climate conditions in the continental United States considered safe for fan use, focusing on high social vulnerability index regions. Authors find that some regions experience hundreds to thousands of hours per year that are too hot for safe fan use.

Research co-authored by EDF uses hourly weather reanalysis data to examine the evolution of ambient climate conditions in the continental United States, focusing on high social vulnerability index (SVI) regions. Study finds that there are regions that experience hundreds to thousands of hours per year that are too hot for safe fan use.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), alongside partners and supporters, celebrate the start of a long-awaited $2.9 billion initiative to reconnect the Mississippi River to the Barataria Basin, thus transforming 21 square miles of dying wetlands into a lush and thriving ecosystem.

Mangrove forests not only act as barriers against natural disasters, they’re estimated to sequester 22.86 gigatonnes of CO2 globally, about half the yearly emissions of fossil fuels, land-use and industry.

Thirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana broke ground on the largest ecosystem restoration project in history. The Mid-Barataria sediment diversion will restore the flow of the Mississippi River into Louisiana’s degraded, vanishing wetlands, providing storm surge and flood protection and restoring fish and wildlife habitat. 

Traditional aquaculture paired with modern science could make for environmentally friendly, sustainable fishing. 

EDF’s comments outline reasons why strong standards are needed and are anchored in law, examine how the Inflation Reduction Act reinforces EPA’s action, and call on the agency to work closely with frontline communities.

Maximizing hydrogen’s decarbonization benefits requires minimizing hydrogen emissions throughout the value chain. Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas that can indirectly warm the climate. While preventing and mitigating hydrogen emissions involves identifying/quantifying emissions from infrastructure, there are actions that can be taken now to help reduce future emissions.

With the help of new hydrogen measurement technology and experts in making trace gas measurements, EDF is launching the Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study.

The Biden administration today issued a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. The new monument protects nearly one million acres of public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.

Study co-authored by EDF characterizes human engagement in California's marine protected areas (MPA) network and identifies traits associated with higher human engagement.

By Adam Peltz and Meg Coleman Across the country, a million or more orphaned oil and gas wells threaten the climate, public health, groundwater and surface waters and hamper local economic development. Help is on the way thanks to a major federal effort to invest $4.7 billion in closing orphan wells under the Revive Economic …

New integrity guidance is shedding light on how companies can make the highest impact investments to complement their sustainability commitments.

Federal regulators should preserve rigorous environmental standards to reduce pollution and avoid wasting taxpayer money, explains EDF President Fred Krupp in The Wall Street Journal.

Hydrogen is a tiny, leak-prone molecule that can indirectly warm the climate. Thus, hydrogen emissions from its value chain could considerably undermine the anticipated climate benefits of a hydrogen economy. This EDF review paper synthesizes studies to provide an overview of the available knowledge on hydrogen emissions across value chains.

From solar panels in Puerto Rico to New York City wetland revitalization, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate fight. These are this week's good news stories.

With water in short supply, resilience is a way of life for communities on the Texas-Mexico border.

This blog was co-authored by Mary Catherine Hanafee LaPlante, Intern, U.S. Climate Policy As the hottest summer on record scorches the state, California leaders are working to tackle the impacts of climate change head-on by strengthening an essential tool in their climate policy toolbox: the state’s cap-and-trade program. Last year, the California Air Resources Board …