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Initiative by EDF maps methane emissions across the Permian Basin and provide data for gas methane reduction opportunities, and pollution.

EDF makes the case for climate-smart fisheries management on release of IPCC special report.

The AQDC is an open-access, open-source data platform that allows people to share and use FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data from low- and medium-cost air quality sensors while maintaining necessary data privacy and security.

Our readings indicated an average of about one leak for every 1.7 miles we drove within the study area.

EDF conducted a unique landscape assessment of the market demand for technologies capable of detecting a person's exposure to harmful chemicals.

Details on the choice experiment designed and conducted by ERG Inc. to estimate consumers’ willingness to pay for personal chemical exposure monitors.

Reducing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is the single fastest way to slow the pace of global warming.

Pollutants like particulate matter affect our brains' ability to function well in the workplace, research shows.

A warming Earth disturbs weather, people, animals and much more. Here, we explore three critical effects of climate change.

Environmental Defense Fund’s Lindsay McCormick discusses a pilot project to test for and remediate sources of lead in water at child care facilities.

EDF report provides the most comprehensive data set ever collected about on-farm nitrogen management practices in North Carolina, to identify fertilizer solutions that increase operational resilience and improve economic and environmental outcomes.

EDF believes this process of continuous improvement is foundational for protecting land, water and communities from development-related impacts. That’s why we track what states are up to on a consistent basis. 

EDF's application of cutting-edge research and new Permian data indicate New Mexico’s methane emissions are five times higher than what EPA data suggest

How EDF estimated annual methane emissions from oil and gas sites in New Mexico.

Updated EDF analysis shows that New Mexico’s upstream oil and gas problem with methane waste and pollution has persisted and grown.

An updated report sheds light on the natural gas wasted on Navajo Nation lands, and offers recommendations for this problem and its negative effects.

This paper summarizes home buying/renting studies used to evaluate disclosure styles, perceived risk of the LSL in a home, and their willingness to act.

Ilissa Ocko shrugged off criticism to study science. Now she skillfully explains in plain English how climate change affects us all.

Rejection of Post-Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution Monitoring “Part of a Disturbing Trend of Willful Ignorance”

New technologies cannot themselves fix the fisheries crisis that we face. But as EDF lays out in this report, they do open an unprecedented window of opportunity to dramatically broaden access to the fishery management approaches that have been proven to work.

Equipping boats with digital tools could help stem fishing industry losses while targeting the biggest threat to our oceans — overfishing.

Here's a summary of an essay published in Foreign Affairs on Negative Emission Technologies (NETs), and how they can help solve the climate crisis.

As the oil and gas industry invests in digital transformation to improve competitiveness, companies should integrate methane emissions management.

Washington, DC estimates there are 48,000 lead service lines on private property, 46% of the total number of service lines identified by the District.

The integration of new digital tools and systems in oil and gas industry operations offers an opportunity for companies to understand methane leaks.