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Leadership in focus — building to a more sustainable future for small-scale fisheries
June 25, 2022 | Jeffrey Young, Senior Manager, Global Capacity DevelopmentBy Bavidra Mohan, Director of Acumen Academy, and Jeff Young, Senior Manager, Global Capacity Development, Environmental Defense Fund The small-scale fisheries sector is a powerful example of our interconnectedness. Small-scale fisheries employ 90% of all fishworkers globally, supplying nearly half of the world’s fish catch each year. In addition to feeding coastal communities, seafood harvested …More on:
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EPA’s new chemicals initiative calls on industry to provide robust submissions from the start
June 24, 2022 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyEPA today launched an outreach effort designed to educate and engage stakeholders about a key source of delay in the review process for new chemicals: the chemical industry’s repeated revisions to their applications to manufacture a chemical. These revisions, known as “reworks,” add “at least several months” to the review process, the agency said.More on:
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Rural Community Assistance Corporation and EDF Open Applications for 2022 Water Leadership Institute in Tulare and Kern Counties
June 23, 2022 | Mariana Rivera-Torres, Manager, Climate Resilient Water SystemsRCAC and EDF are accepting applications for the 2022 Water Leadership Institute in Tulare and Kern CountiesMore on:
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California’s new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed. Here are 3 features of successful applications.
June 22, 2022 | Ann Hayden, Vice President, Climate Resilient Water SystemsThese are the three key things that successful applications had in common. The post California’s new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed. Here are 3 features of successful applications. first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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EDF “Strongly Supports” Proposal to Strengthen Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Protect Millions from Smog-Forming Coal-Plant Smokestack Pollution
June 22, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerEDF “Strongly Supports” Proposal to Strengthen Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Protect Millions from Smog-Forming Coal-Plant Smokestack PollutionMore on:
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EDF Statement on the Green Shipping Challenge
June 17, 2022 | Marie Cabbia Hubatova, Director, Global ShippingThe Biden Administration announced several actions tackle the climate crisis, including a “Green Shipping Challenge” to galvanize global action to decarbonize the international shipping industry. EDF's Global Transportation expert comments.More on:
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EDF, Allies Support SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Financial Disclosure Standard
June 17, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerEDF, Allies Support SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Financial Disclosure StandardMore on:
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New EDF Ad for West Virginia Metro News
June 13, 2022 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsEDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsMore on:
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California Moves Closer to Adopting Historic Clean Car Standards
June 9, 2022 | Alice Henderson, Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean AirThe California Air Resources Board (CARB) is holding a hearing today that will bring the state closer to adopting historic standards that will ultimately eliminate pollution from new cars and passenger trucks sold in California by 2035.More on:
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Senate bill can reduce climate pollution through “race to the top”
June 9, 2022EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsMore on:
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FDA agrees to reconsider safety of BPA in food packaging
June 2, 2022 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsFDA has agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, metal can coatings, and other materials that contact food, potentially setting the stage for strict new limits on the harmful chemical.More on:
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EDF Moves to Defend Gas Pipeline Safety, Environmental Standards in Court
June 2, 2022 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsEDF Moves to Defend Gas Pipeline Safety, Environmental Standards in CourtMore on:
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Safer food packaging is possible. Easy first steps companies can take now.
May 31, 2022Food packaging performs a lot of functions. It keeps food fresh for longer, provides protection during transportation and allows for tracking, labeling and marketing. A variety of materials and their underlying chemicals make this possible, but there are potential adverse impacts. Toxic chemicals used to make everyday food packaging are putting consumer health at risk,More on:
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Supreme Court Will Not Reimpose Ban on the Use of Best Available Science to Quantify Costs of Climate Damage
May 26, 2022 | Rosalie Winn, Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air PolicySupreme Court Will Not Reimpose Ban on the Use of Best Available Science to Quantify Costs of Climate DamageMore on:
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Pinterest sets the bar in the fight against climate disinformation
May 26, 2022This post was co-authored by Michael Khoo of Friends of the Earth Climate disinformation on digital platforms is a serious threat to the public support needed to solve the climate crisis. It has been so effective at delaying climate action, it was called out for the first time by the UN’s climate report and highlighted …More on:
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Countries must heed IPCC reports as they review collective progress under the global stocktake
May 26, 2022 | Maggie Ferrato, Policy Manager, Federal Climate InnovationThis post was authored by Maggie Ferrato, Senior Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest Working Group III report has made it clear that the world is not on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement—and emissions have continued to rise across all sectors—despite the technological and policy …More on:
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As Congress makes big budget decisions, new polling shows bipartisan support for climate innovation investment
May 26, 2022 | Morgan Rote, Senior Policy Director, Fuels and FeedstocksEvery Spring, Congress starts the process of deciding on next year’s federal budget, which contains funding for agencies and departments that help drive climate and clean energy progress. Stepping up investment in climate innovation – the creation of new or enhanced climate solutions that lower pollution, create jobs and cut energy costs – should be …More on:
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Governor Sisolak set the stage for strong climate action. Now, Nevada must deliver.
May 26, 2022 | Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, U.S. ClimateThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a stark warning: societies have not done enough to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, endangering millions of lives, and must take urgent, “transformational” action to avert the worst outcomes of human-caused climate change. Nevada is already feeling a range …More on:
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How a proposed Department of Labor rule would help protect retirement savings from climate risk
May 26, 2022 | Stephanie Jones, Senior Attorney, Climate Risk(This post was co-authored by Alex Song at the Institute for Policy Integrity at at NYU School of Law. You can also read it here.) Should retirement plan managers be able to consider climate change and other financially relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their decisions? A recent analysis of public comments found …More on:
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Colorado scores two more #WaterWins to help address worsening drought and capture federal funds
May 24, 2022 | Brian Jackson, Director, Western WaterAs Colorado’s drought worsens with the snowpack melting at a ridiculous rate, the state Legislature has stepped up by sending two key bills to the governor’s desk to increase funding for water conservation, river health and ecosystem restoration. The new funding will help Colorado take advantage of even more federal infrastructure dollars approved last year …More on:
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Reducing methane will help hit the brakes on runaway global warming
May 16, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentA rapid, full-scale effort to reduce methane emissions could slow the worldwide rate of warming by as much as 30%.More on:
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50 years is too long! Now is our time to go bold or go home.
May 12, 2022“50 Years is Enough!” That was the theme at this year’s 8th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Climate Change Conference in New Orleans. 50 years of indiscriminate toxic dumping, 50 years of hazardous waste sites in frontline communities, 50 years of land-use decisions that harm communities of color – enough! It’s a searing …More on:
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PSC Must Work with Utilities to Create Charging Network and Improve Air Quality in New York
May 11, 2022Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), CALSTART, NRDC, Sierra Club, South Bronx Unite and WE ACT today filed a petition with the New York Public Service Commission asking the regulator to address the need for zero-emission truck and bus charging infrastructure throughout the state, which is poised to grow rapidly as New York decarbonizes.More on:
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Study: Gas leaks more common among low-income neighborhoods and communities of color
May 11, 2022 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsA new study published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology reveals that in U.S. cities, natural gas pipeline leaks are more prevalent in neighborhoods whose populations are predominately low-income or people of color.More on:
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Chemical Industry claims economic harms from TSCA implementation days after reporting 'strong growth' for industry
May 10, 2022 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyStatement of EDF Senior Director, Chemical Policy, Maria DoaMore on: