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Gina McCarthy talks carbon, climate and methane with EDF
January 31, 2014EPA administrator joins town hall with EDF president Fred Krupp and 71,000 of our members. -
We can't address sustainability without talking chemicals
January 30, 2014Chemical production is growing, exposure throughout life is ubiquitous, and our fundamental scientific understanding of the relationship between chemicals, genes and disease is changing rapidly. -
Watching the State of the Union with the First Lady
January 29, 2014A former EDF Climate Corps fellow was a guest of honor at Tuesday’s presidential address -
Young leaders drive political momentum toward stable climate
January 29, 2014Obama's State of the Union call for common sense energy policies are central to the mission of EDF Climate Corps, which has trained hundreds of young leaders like Tyrone Davis, who attended the speech as a guest of the First Lady. -
Two major problems the WV chemical spill reveals about our chemical safety laws
January 28, 2014Two weeks later, we have a better understanding of the multiple systemic failures that put that community at risk. But there are still many unanswered questions. -
Does the future of the Amazon rainforest lie in California?
January 28, 2014We are working to craft a rule that will tap California's carbon market to offer indigenous and forest-dwelling communities in the Amazon incentives for ecosystem protection. -
Why the cost of carbon pollution is both too high and too low
January 23, 2014The bottom line is that carbon pollution costs society a lot of money, and we need strong, science-based climate policies to reflect that. -
Making it pay (actual money) to use less energy with demand response
January 22, 2014Demand Response programs offer incentives for consumers to shift their demand for energy -
4 time lapse videos that will open your eyes to our changing planet
January 22, 2014New mapping tools use satellite images covering a 28-year period to dramatically illustrate how Earth is changing. -
Three reasons New York made environmental history in 2013
January 21, 2014Other locales, take note: if these environmental gains can make it here, they can make it anywhere. -
What LEED did for buildings, this could do for shale gas production
January 21, 2014Innovative center for improving shale practices opens, now it’s up to industry. -
Global warming: Blame the English
January 17, 2014Looking at overall emissions today paints one picture, but seeing the historical record may change your perspective. -
Did you hear the one about the serious environmentalist?
January 16, 2014The (partially deserved) reputation of environmentalists as serious, earnest, and humorless hurts our ability to connect with people. -
Google partners with Nest in race to be your smart home provider
January 16, 2014Google’s $3.2 billion move is a step towards a future in which our homes will become one ecosystem – integrated and functioning as a whole. -
Public and private financing drives energy efficiency in rural America
January 15, 2014From government programs to public-private partnerships, the sun is rising on energy efficiency in rural America. -
West Virginia chemical spill: More hard lessons from coal
January 14, 2014The Elk River disaster is a tragic reminder of the risks that spring from our dependence on fossil fuels. -
We can't expect a reliable energy future without talking water
January 14, 2014Any meaningful discussion of future energy sources must include water, or the rapidly increasing lack thereof. -
What the New York Times misses about the Colorado River
January 9, 2014The mighty Colorado is not simply infrastructure for water delivery. It is the lifeline of the American West. -
Four reasons California cap and trade had an extraordinary first year
January 8, 2014After only one year, a strong, healthy, and enduring carbon market has emerged in the Golden State. -
The swirling relationship between science, weather and public opinion
January 7, 2014Climate deniers are exploiting the current polar vortex as “proof” that global warming isn’t reality. Brain freeze? There's actually an interesting connection between opinion polls, our own personal experiences, and belief in climate change. -
25 years after assassination, activist Chico Mendes' vision for change lives on
January 7, 2014A friend reflects on the profound and far-reaching consequences of Chico's life and death. -
Shaping fertilizer's footprint via the marketplace
January 2, 2014When deciding how we’ll meet our food needs, we cannot pit agricultural productivity and environmental resilience against each other. -
If your New Year's resolution is to diet, you should also add "de-plasticize"
January 2, 2014Growing evidence connects exposures to certain common chemicals to obesity. -
America's most conservative conservation law turns forty
December 31, 2013The Endangered Species Act has remained so durable for so long, and proven so successful in so many ways, because it is, at root, so profoundly and so fundamentally conservative. -
A year of environmental controversy - and that's a good thing
December 27, 2013Passionate public arguments can bring clarity and strengthen resolve, especially when the controversies are triggered by positions you firmly believe in.