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A Fitting Verdict in the Trial of George Floyd's Murderer
April 20, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentA Fitting Verdict in the Trial of George Floyd's MurdererMore on:
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Helps Set Rules of the Road for Agricultural Carbon Markets
April 20, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsThe Growing Climate Solutions Act is the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to help ensure farmers, ranchers and foresters benefit from reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.More on:
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Inspector General’s Report Confirms Rollback of Clean Car Standards was Deeply Flawed
April 20, 2021 | Alice Henderson, Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean AirStatement from Environmental Defense Fund senior attorney Alice HendersonMore on:
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New EDF Ad Campaign Fights Back Against Oil Lobbyists’ Effort to Undermine Electric Vehicles
April 20, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsToday, Environmental Defense Fund launched a national campaign to counter long-running efforts by oil industry lobbyists and their allies to undermine progress on clean transportation.More on:
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New Grant Program Would Boost Essential Research on Climate-Smart Agriculture
April 19, 2021Farmers and their advisers will need to call upon the latest research to help them build climate resilience and maintain productivity.More on:
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Now is the time to go bold on climate
April 16, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentThe Biden administration is stepping up on climate and equity issues. Here are 3 climate change solutions we need to see on the road to COP26.More on:
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4 ways North Carolina’s Legislature can build lasting flood resilience
April 15, 2021 | Will McDow, Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts and WatershedsAs North Carolina continues to recover from a string of flooding and storm disasters, legislative leaders have recognized the opportunity for the state to not just recover from recent storms but to rebuild better before the next disaster. This week, Environmental Defense Fund released a white paper [PDF] recommending four specific policy actions that would …More on:
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The U.S. Department of Energy can marshal its innovation efforts toward beating the climate crisis. Here’s how.
April 15, 2021 | Jake Higdon, Former Manager, U.S. Climate PolicyThis post was co-authored by Steve Capanna, Director for U.S. Climate Policy and Analysis In a new policy blueprint, EDF offers recommendations for how the Department of Energy can align its innovation budget with the climate challenge across its technology programs. President Biden has pledged to deliver the largest ever federal investment in clean energy …More on:
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These key policies in Biden’s infrastructure plan can deliver big wins on jobs and climate
April 15, 2021 | Derek Walker, Vice President, Global Energy TransitionThis blog was co-authored with Danielle Arostegui, Senior Analyst, U.S. Climate. This week, President Biden unveiled a far-reaching infrastructure package to build back the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, while protecting existing and future generations from the most severe consequences of climate change and addressing historic inequities in access to clean air …More on:
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The damage done, Part 2: A post-mortem on the Trump EPA’s assault on TSCA’s new chemicals program
April 15, 2021 | Richard Denison, Former Lead Senior ScientistRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Part 2 of a 2-part series (see Part 1 here) Last week’s announcement by EPA about improvements it is making to EPA’s reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) indicated it will begin by reversing two of the most damaging policy changes the Trump …More on:
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At all costs: Failings of Trump EPA’s proposed TSCA fee rule
April 15, 2021 | Lindsay McCormick, Senior Program Manager, Safer ChemicalsLindsay McCormick, Program Manager and Richard Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist When Congress reformed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2016, it authorized EPA to require companies to pay fees to help defray the agency’s costs of administering this extensive new law. EPA finalized the first “fee rule” in 2018 to establish the payment …More on:
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Re-visioning TSCA: Address the cumulative impacts of chemical exposures
April 15, 2021 | Richard Denison, Former Lead Senior ScientistRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Part 4 of a 4-part series – see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here This series of blog posts is looking ahead toward opportunities to advance a more robust and holistic vision for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as reformed in 2016. We discussed …More on:
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Re-visioning TSCA: Better protect those at greater risk
April 15, 2021 | Richard Denison, Former Lead Senior ScientistRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Part 3 of a 4-part series – see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 here This series of blog posts is looking ahead toward opportunities to advance a more robust and holistic vision for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as reformed in 2016. In the …More on:
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Better data is critical to address health disparities in air pollution’s impacts
April 15, 2021 | Ananya Roy, Senior Health ScientistThis post originally appeared on the EDF Global Clean Air Blog. Ananya Roy, Senior Health Scientist, and Maria Harris, Environmental Epidemiologist The last several months have seen a wave of momentum in policies seeking toward advance environmental justice and equity through better data collection and mapping. In his first week in office, President Biden signed …More on:
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Climate innovation blueprint
April 13, 2021EDF shares recommendations to align the Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation priorities with progress on urgent climate goals.More on:
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Environmental Defense Fund Names Tokë Vandervoort as Chief Legal Officer
April 12, 2021Vandervoort will lead legal affairs and compliance for the organization’s national and international offices and will provide guidance and expertise on a wide range of issues related to carrying out EDF’s mission.More on:
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Biden Budget a Win for Public Health and the Environment
April 9, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsEDF Statement by Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political AffairsMore on:
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Landmark Climate Commitment Act Takes Major Step Forward in Washington State
April 9, 2021 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorThe Washington Senate took a major step toward reducing harmful climate and air pollution by passing the Climate Commitment Act. Learn more about it here.More on:
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Orphan Wells Legislation Would Create Jobs While Cutting Pollution
April 8, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsRepresentative Teresa Leger Fernández today introduced legislation that would provide funds to plug orphan wells across the country and, for wells under federal jurisdiction, address the underlying policies that allow wells to become orphaned. Orphan wells are oil and gas wells that have no owner.More on:
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With Governor’s Signature, Critical Legislation Empowering New Mexico to Strengthen Air, Water and Climate Protections Becomes Law
April 8, 2021 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionStatement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, EnergyMore on:
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Annular pressure monitoring and testing makes for safer wells
April 7, 2021 | Adam Peltz, Director and Senior Attorney, Energy TransitionThere are nearly a million active oil and gas wells in the United States, and if not correctly designed and maintained, they can leak harmful substances that will irreversibly pollute our land, air and water. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at data from over 100,000 wells …More on:
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Building recharge basins for farmers and birds alike
April 6, 2021Recharge basins are becoming increasingly popular in overdrafted regions in California, where water managers are seeking solutions to balance groundwater supply and demand to comply with the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).More on:
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Arizona must finish groundwater work 40 years later
April 6, 2021Just as collaboration, innovation and leadership on groundwater were needed to ensure a resilient economic future for Arizona’s cities, EDF argues they are also needed today to ensure the survival and prosperity of rural Arizona.More on:
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D.C. Circuit Ends Two Trump Administration Efforts to Undermine Pollution Protections
April 5, 2021 | Rosalie Winn, Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air PolicyU.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on cases involving Trump administration actions that would delay or undermine pollution protections.More on:
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Electrifying trucks and buses is an opportunity for lasting change
April 1, 2021The transportation sector is on the cusp of massive change, and one segment within it is ripe for reinvention: medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.More on: