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Just like a patient who has been told to stop smoking for years, there has been plenty of warning that our “unfiltered” smokestacks spewing carbon pollution are causing serious damage to our environment and health.

Fixing freight: Stronger fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for our nation’s heavy trucks are achievable, cost-effective and critical.

The latest National Climate Assessment report shows how climate change is impacting every region of the United States.

A mix of traditional and innovative farming techniques allow farmers to help the environment while improving their bottom line.

Pragmatic questions and realities that transcend the rhetoric on shale gas development.

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu A team of scientists from Cuba and EDF set sail on an expedition to assess the status and health of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Ana Maria and the Gardens of the Queen marine reserve in southern Cuba, one of the most pristine and intact coral reef ecosystems …

Climate change may not immediately come to mind when people consider the economy, debt, and healthcare- but it should.

Observations on an experiment designed to mimic the spring floods that historically inundated the Colorado River Delta.

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu A team of scientists from Cuba and EDF set sail on an expedition to assess the status and health of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Ana Maria and the Gardens of the Queen marine reserve in southern Cuba, one of the most pristine and intact coral reef ecosystems …

Get to know two awe-inspiring female scientists who truly define “cutting edge” when it comes to the critical technologies we need to transition away from dirty fossil fuels.

Reliable, affordable energy powers industrial innovation and growth; here's how the U.S. stacks up.

Reducing methane emissions is a tailor made opportunity for putting in place sound policy, developed collaboratively for the country.

Public understanding of the climate threat has been rising, states have been leading, corporate leaders have helped all along the way. Now it’s time for Washington to take up the issue again as well.

We have an opportunity to address part of the problem by demanding that our leaders take action to reduce asthma hazards – for Latinos, and for the nation as a whole.

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu With support from the Waitt Foundation, EDF launched an initiative last year with the University of Havana’s Center for Marine Research that allowed teams of Cuban, U.S. and Mexican scientists to carry out a series of expeditions to conduct vital new research on Cuba’s remarkable—but understudied—marine and coastal ecosystems.  …

With "demand response," people can adjust their power usage in exchange for a financial reward.

EDF is working to bring forth a new, dynamic approach to American energy.

The fourth anniversary of the BP Oil Spill presents an important chance to review what we have learned, and not yet learned, from this tragedy, and what those lessons might mean for the future of the Gulf.

I was shocked when I learned the truth. As of right now, there are no national limits on carbon pollution from power plants, despite their being the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States. With your help, 2014 could see that change.

The current price the U.S. government places on carbon dioxide emitted today is too low because it ignores things we know are linked to a changing climate that aren’t so easily quantifiable.

This month, many Californians will receive the state’s first ever dividend or "climate credit" from a cap and trade program.

Recent reports show climate change is a growing defense challenge but also an opportunity for the Defense Department to lead mitigation and adaptation efforts.

A new report tallies billions of pounds of chemicals in the American marketplace that are known or strongly suspected to cause increasingly common disorders, including certain cancers, developmental disabilities, and infertility.

How a communications professional answers the question, "Is global warming real?" Spoiler: It is real.

The latest IPCC report analyzes a thousand scenarios for mitigation. Here’s what you should know.