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How new provisions in the Water Resources Development Act are building climate resilience
April 26, 2023The Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) passed through Congress last December as part of the this typically biennial and bipartisan legislation invests in water infrastructure by authorizing projects, studies and programs led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The post How new provisions in the Water Resources Development Act are building climate resilience first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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New York lawmakers have a chance to lead on climate. They must take it.
April 26, 2023 | Alex DeGolia, Director, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. RegionAs the New York legislature’s budget deliberations drag well into April, they still have the opportunity to pass a budget that would pave the way for the state to have one of the most ambitious and equitable climate programs in the country. Right now, a bold cap-and-invest program is on the table as part of …More on:
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Governor Youngkin’s RGGI rollback is wrongheaded and unpopular
April 24, 2023Since joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in 2020, Virginia has started capping harmful pollution from power plants, growing clean energy jobs across the state and providing more than $500 million in investments for flood resilience in communities and money-saving energy efficiency in households. But since his first day in office, Governor Youngkin has …More on:
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Lead Pipe Replacement: EPA changes state shares of funding
April 21, 2023 | Roya Alkafaji, Manager, Healthy CommunitiesLindsay McCormick, Senior Manager, Safer Chemicals, Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals and Roya Alkafaji, Manager, Healthy Communities What Happened? Earlier this month, EPA announced an updated formula it will use to allocate federal funds for lead service line (LSL) replacements. This new formula will be based on each state’s expected needs, as determined by a …More on:
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Texas awards $8 million in state incentives for electric trucks
April 21, 2023 | Phillip Martin, Manager, Zero-emission Truck Initiative in TexasFunding for electric vehicles is a direct result of coordinated efforts by EDF and industry partners to request a guaranteed set-aside for funding of zero-emission trucks in the agency’s Texas Clean Fleet Program.More on:
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Once again evidence indicates stronger methane action needed in Canada
April 20, 2023 | Ari Pottens, Senior Campaign Manager, CanadaBy Ari Pottens and Scott Seymour Last week, the Canadian Government released new estimates for the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions of the potent climate pollutant methane. Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas and is causing about a third of current global warming. The oil and gas industry is the second largest …More on:
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The climate benefits of informed forestry practices
April 20, 2023The study of improved plantation forest management practices has gained traction over the past decade as these practices could represent a cost-effective and rapidly deployable natural climate solution.More on:
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As another legislative session ends, how does New Mexico regain climate leadership?
April 19, 2023 | Alex DeGolia, Director, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. RegionWith each passing year, communities across New Mexico feel the mounting and undeniable pressures from climate change. At times last year, nearly three-fourths of the state was experiencing severe drought. The largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history ripped through New Mexico communities. And mountain snowpack, even in snowy winters, produces less and less water …More on:
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The Electric Truck Market Is Ready. Colorado Should Seize The Momentum
April 19, 2023 | Larissa Koehler, Director, Vehicle Electrification & Senior AttorneyMedium- 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 …More on:
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Earth Day Italia Shines A Light On Methane
April 19, 2023 | Flavia Sollazzo, Senior Director, EU Energy TransitionBy 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 …More on:
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A north star for sustainable aviation: science, people and nature
April 17, 2023 | Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior EconomistBy 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 …More on:
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Water Leadership Institute reunion: bridging connections over water
April 17, 2023 | Mariana Rivera-Torres, Manager, Climate Resilient Water SystemsThis 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 …More on:
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Broken GRAS: Secret GRAS determinations may outnumber those reviewed by FDA
April 13, 2023 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsWhat 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 …More on:
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SmartPass and Smartphones: An Innovative Approach to Small-Scale Fisheries Monitoring in Lampung Province, Indonesia
April 13, 2023 | Dustin Colson Leaning, Senior Specialist, Fisheries Innovations and PolicySmartphone-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.More on:
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Fires are normal, and so is fire recovery – at least it used to be
April 12, 2023 | Brian Buma, Senior Climate ScientistEDF research shows the likelihood of forest regeneration after a fire is lower than it was in the past.More on:
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Forest climate finance must be more equitable to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities
April 12, 2023 | Julia Paltseva, Former Senior Analyst, Natural Climate SolutionsThis 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 …More on:
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Alternative Figures: FDA’s food chemical reports to Congress don’t add up
April 10, 2023 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsIn 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 …More on:
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National Teflon Day—Seriously?!
April 7, 2023 | Lauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental HealthWhat’s National Teflon Day? According to National Day Calendar, yesterday (April 6th) was “National Teflon Day”—a day to “celebrate” the accidental discovery in 1938 of a chemical called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE for short)—better known by the product it became associated with, Teflon™. Teflon™ is PFAS Wrapped in a Bow PTFE, the main component of Teflon™, is …More on:
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How curbing oil and gas pollution can grow West Virginia energy leadership, create jobs and protect communities
April 7, 2023 | John Rutecki, Regulatory and Legislative Manager, AppalachiaBy John Rutecki West Virginia is the nation’s number four energy producing state and has a critical opportunity to demonstrate leadership with solutions to curb oil and gas methane emissions. Commonsense action can create jobs for West Virginians, conserve resources and protect communities. A recent panel at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute explored how reducing …More on:
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Health data needs to inform targeted environmental justice initiatives
April 4, 2023 | Veronica Southerland, Scientist, Global Clean AirKey Findings and Recommendations Air pollution results in a large burden of childhood asthma across the country, and this burden is disproportionately borne by people of color. More than $100 million in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency is available for environmental justice initiatives, but targeting programs to alleviate the health impacts of air pollution to …More on:
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Collaboration and strategic land repurposing: An interview with Julie Rentner, President of River Partners
April 3, 2023 | Anna Schiller, Program Manager, Climate Resilient Water SystemsMost of California’s Central Valley is dedicated to productive and diverse farmland, helping make California the country’s fruit, nut, and vegetable basket. However, due in part to increasingly intense and variable climate conditions, we must manage agricultural landscapes to ensure productivity and reliance for future generations. The 2,100-acre Dos Rios Ranch Preserve near Modesto is …More on:
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3 ways to include rural communities in emerging climate solutions
April 3, 2023 | Akin Olumoroti, Senior Analyst, Federal Climate InnovationRural communities across the United States are extraordinarily diverse, all experiencing a wide variety of landscapes, cultural identities and ways of life. But many express common concerns — they are watching their populations deplete as the country urbanizes, their economic systems are becoming more perilous, and there is a feeling of being left behind as …More on:
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An Investor Guide to the Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions
March 30, 2023EDF guide: How investors can engage oil and gas companies and banks on transferred emissions.More on:
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Three actions your company can take now to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act
March 29, 2023 | Victoria Mills, Managing DirectorEDF launches Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act, a new set of resources we developed in partnership with Deloitte specifically for companies to take advantage of the IRA’s climate and clean energy provisions.More on:
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Understanding how communities are vulnerable to climate change is key to improving equity and justice
March 29, 2023 | Jeremy Proville, Senior Director, EconomicsThis blog was co-authored by Dr. Grace Tee Lewis, Senior Health Scientist, Climate and Health Last month, Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University published a new study that found all states in the U.S. are at risk from the effects of climate change, particularly neighborhoods experiencing disproportionate environmental harms and risks, health disparities and …