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Inclusivity & Aquaculture: An interview with Imani Black
March 15, 2022A sustainable aquaculture industry in the United States has the potential to provide both environmental and economic benefits — and EDF is committed to supporting legislation that prioritizes strong regulations while supporting the industry’s efforts to make sure those benefits are felt broadly. That’s why EDF connected with Imani Black, founder of Minorities in Aquaculture,More on:
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Women fishers are vital to the livelihoods, health and culture of billions worldwide
March 8, 2022 | Karly Kelso, Director, Climate Resilient Food SystemsBy Karly Kelso, Director of Climate Resilient Food Systems at EDF, and Michelle Tigchelaar, Research Scientist at Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Three billion people depend on our oceans, rivers and lakes for nutritious blue foods. By 2050, our global population is expected to reach 10 billion and global demand for blue foods is expected …More on:
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President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Be Our Next Supreme Court Justice
February 25, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentPresident Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Be Our Next Supreme Court JusticeMore on:
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Castor, Blunt Rochester, Torres Air Quality Monitoring Bill is a Step Toward Helping Communities Tackle Longstanding Inequities
February 18, 2022 | Heather McTeer Toney, Vice President, Community EngagementU.S. Representatives Kathy Castor, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Ritchie Torres introduced the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022.More on:
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Pass Build Back Better to keep our commitment to environmental justice
February 18, 2022The Build Back Better Act is a long-overdue step to address environmental injustice throughout the United States. It will reduce the pollution that causes climate change and impacts public health, create high-quality jobs, and make long overdue investments in communities overburdened by pollution. Build Back Better will be the most significant environmental justice investment ever …More on:
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Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Cut Pollution from Industry Will Boost Innovation, Jobs and Equity
February 15, 2022 | Derek Walker, Vice President, Global Energy TransitionThe Biden-Harris administration announced plans to reduce climate pollution from industry and manufacturing, expand the market for low-carbon materials, and more.More on:
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International land use scientists urge policymakers to adopt new approaches to addressing climate change, biodiversity and climate justice
February 7, 2022 | Suzi Kerr, Senior Vice President, EconomicsEDF's Chief Economist Suzi Kerr co-authored a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that identifies prevailing misconceptions about land use and provides 10 core principles that can be used to develop more effective and fair ways to use land to support sustainability and justice in complex land systems.More on:
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An environmental justice case study: how lead pipe replacement programs favor wealthier residents
January 5, 2022 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsTom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director and Lindsay McCormick, Program Manager Dr. Karen Baehler and her team at American University’s Center for Environmental Policy, with support from EDF, recently published a peer-reviewed case study highlighting the environmental justice issues that arise when water utilities require property owners to pay when they replace lead service lines (LSLs) that connect …More on:
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Flint area residents raise the bar on raising environmental justice concerns
December 15, 2021 | Ugbaad Ali, Community Environmental Health Tom Graff FellowUgbaad Ali, Community Environmental Health Tom Graff Fellow We all deserve to live in a healthy and vibrant community, yet many residents of Flint, Michigan, are overburdened by a lifetime of toxic exposures and environmental injustice. Recently, a coalition of environmental justice groups and community organizers in Flint used their combined power to organize against …More on:
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Breaking silence around Black women’s reproductive health: A conversation with Lilly Marcelin
December 7, 2021Community activist Lilly Marcelin has dedicated her career to addressing racial and social inequities. In 2012, she founded and is now the Executive Director of the Boston-based organization, Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP). The organization’s mission is to educate and empower women of African descent about common, but rarely discussed, diseases of the reproductive system that … -
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Jason Swann’s life turned upside down. Now, he’s saving wild places
November 30, 2021Jason Swann’s life turned upside down. Now, he’s saving wild places. When Jason Swann goes hiking, he always takes pictures. It’s important to him to show other Black and brown people that they belong in the wilderness too. Jason talks with host Yesh Pavlik Slenk about how an encounter with the police, a divorce, and … -
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Energy Justice and the Just Transition in the Power Sector – New Research and Policy Approaches
November 24, 2021 | Beia Spiller, Former Lead Senior EconomistThis post is the first in a series dedicated to the future of the electricity sector and new scholarship supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Each post is based on a discussion between select researchers and experts working on relevant policy. To learn more and join one of our upcoming conversations, visit the series …More on:
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The Grand Canyon Protection Act would advance water security and environmental justice at critical time
November 10, 2021 | Christopher Kuzdas, Senior Manager, Climate Resilient Water SystemsWith the Grand Canyon Protection Act, Congress has an opportunity to help safeguard a global treasure and its waters while advancing environmental justice. The post The Grand Canyon Protection Act would advance water security and environmental justice at critical time first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Women in Fisheries Q&A: how women strengthen and support the fishing sector
October 15, 2021 | Ana Suárez, Manager, Diversity, Equity & InclusionEnvironmental Defense Fund recently invited Julie Kuchepatov, founder of Seafood and Gender Equality, to have a conversation with three EDF team members on the role of women in small-scale fisheries in their respective countries. Julie spoke with Onesya Damayanti, Community Outreach Specialist, Indonesia; Layla Osman, Small-Scale Fisheries Manager, Humboldt Current; and Ana Suarez, Senior Specialist …More on:
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3 critical actions for water equity in California’s Latino communities – ¡apúrense!
October 15, 2021 | Ana Lucía García Briones, Director, Global Justice & EquityAs Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close while the drought in California stubbornly marches on, here are three critical steps state and local leaders need to take to address water equity. The post 3 critical actions for water equity in California’s Latino communities – ¡apúrense! first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act is a Step Toward Helping Communities Tackle Longstanding Inequities
July 27, 2021 | Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy CommunitiesEDF believes every community should live free of the burden of harmful air pollution.More on:
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Interim Justice40 Guidance Demonstrates Biden Administration Commitment to Advancing Environmental Justice
July 23, 2021 | Dr. Margot Brown, Senior Vice President, Justice & EquityInterim guidance released this week by the Biden-Harris Administration is start to centering environmental justice in federal government policy and plans.More on:
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Hurricanes Coming: Protecting Black and Brown Neighborhoods from a “Triple Whammy”
July 21, 2021 | Elena Craft, Associate Vice President, Climate and HealthThis is the first in a series of Global Clean Air blogs on COVID-19 and air pollution. EDF's Dr. Elena Craft examines how the pandemic is bringing into sharp focus the unacceptable health inequities in communities of color and low wealth across the nation.More on:
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The science behind toxic inequities in beauty and personal care products
July 21, 2021 | Jennifer McPartland, Former Senior Scientist, Health ProgramEveryone deserves access to clean beauty products -- change is long overdue.More on:
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Beauty has a toxic equity problem. It’s time companies champion clean beauty justice.
July 13, 2021 | Boma Brown-West, Former Director of Consumer Health, EDF+BusinessBrands and retailers have an opportunity to ensure that clean products are available, accessible and affordable for every single customer.More on:
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The shortest route to achieving Biden’s climate and equity goals
July 9, 2021 | Keith Gaby, Vice President, Public AffairsSetting standards for the transition of short-haul trucks and buses to zero-emission vehicles can help deliver clean air while generating more jobs.More on:
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Bill from Reps. Chu and Panetta Would Expand AmeriCorps to Address Climate Change, Advance Environmental Justice
June 30, 2021EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political AffairsMore on:
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3 recent USDA wins and what the department should do next
June 22, 2021 | Ben Thomas, Senior Policy Director, AgricultureThree recent wins for agricultural climate solutions you may have missed in the news. The post 3 recent USDA wins and what the department should do next first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Bill Makes Progress on Environmental Justice, but Colorado Must Step Up Action to Beat the Climate Crisis
June 8, 2021 | Pam Kiely, Associate Vice President, U.S. RegionThe Colorado House of Representatives sent an amended a legislation that establishes an enhanced framework for improving environmental justice in Colorado.More on:
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A Step Toward Equity and Environmental Justice
May 19, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentA Step Toward Equity and Environmental Justice