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Medium- and heavy-duty trucks only make up 10% of the vehicles on American roads and highways, but they produce a disproportionate amount of climate and local air pollution per mile. That’s why states, cities and counties across the country have been working for years to clean up these critical pieces of our economy. Colorado has …

Amicus Brief of Senator Donovan in Support of Environmental Defense Fund's Petition for Writ of Certiorari

By Flavia Sollazzo One of Italy’s most picturesque cities, Venice, topped the list of European regions most at risk for floods and sea level rise in a recent climate analysis from Cross Dependency Initiative. The research comes just weeks before thousands of environmental activists, experts, government officials, celebrities and citizens will descend on Rome for …

Climate activist Heather McTeer Toney’s book explores how Black communities and leaders are pushing the movement for climate justice forward.

By Pedro Piris-Cabezas and Glenda Chen The Biden administration has worked to keep its promise to follow the science in dealing with challenges like housing, COVID, air pollution — and especially climate change. The next major test is coming soon. The Treasury Department is preparing to issue guidelines about which alternative fuels will qualify for …

This blog is co-authored by Sue Ruiz (Education Manager, Self-Help Enterprises), Chris Freimund (Director of Development, Watershed Progressive), and Laura Dubin, Rural Community Assistance Corporation During a rainy Saturday in Visalia, graduates from the Water Leadership Institute (WLI) gathered for an alumni reunion. It only seemed fitting that alumni congregated to discuss solutions to water …

A summary from EDF of methane research of oil and gas facilities in Canada and implications for policymakers. 

This paper explains how jurisdictional HFLD credits meet integrity and additionality thresholds for fungibility.

First-of-its-kind EDF analysis finds widespread benefits when utilities cover initial cost of grid upgrades for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging

In this analysis commissioned by EDF, we examine the impact on rates of a MHDV make-ready program in two areas of New York: Con Edison’s service area in New York City and the western part of National Grid’s service territory in upstate New York.

How you can save money and help save the planet through smarter choices about your food. 

Fossil fuel producers in Louisiana are wasting energy resources in the form of methane. In doing so, they’re harming the climate, public health, and the economy.

What Happened? FDA estimates that, each year, food companies designate 82 new food chemicals as “GRAS” (Generally Recognized as Safe) for use in food. On average, FDA reviews only 64 of those new chemicals for safety. For the remaining 18 chemicals in FDA’s estimate, the companies making and marketing them for use in food or …

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way. Here are this week's good climate news stories.

How you can save money and help save the planet through smarter choices about your food.

Smartphone-based catch reporting and the SmartPass camera system have been implemented to generate reliable estimates of total effort and total catch in Lampung’s blue swimming crab fishery.

New analysis reveals the extent of natural gas wasted across the state of Louisiana.

EDF research shows the likelihood of forest regeneration after a fire is lower than it was in the past.

EDF guide: how to engage oil and gas companies and banks on transferred emissions.

This post was co-authored by Julia Paltseva, Senior Analyst at EDF, and Tuntiak Katan from the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). For more resources on high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) crediting, visit edf.org/hfld. This post has also been translated into Spanish and French (leer en español, lire en français). Forests …

Statement from Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund

Looking for some inspirational summer reads? These five fantastic books, full of climate wisdom, are a balm for weary souls.

From cookbooks to picture books, these six environmental reads will renew your energy with inspiring stories, fresh perspectives and practical tips on how to engage in the climate fight. 

In its annual justification of budget estimates to Congress, FDA describes its activities and tracks its performance. One of those performance measures is the percentage of food- and color-additive petitions (FAPs/CAPs) the agency has reviewed and completed within 360 days of receipt.[1] We analyzed FDA’s reports to Congress published from 2016 to 2023 and found …

“The Race Is On” – EPA Reportedly Poised to Propose New Limits for Pollution from Cars and Trucks