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By Alexia Juárez, catch monitor, Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico For me, the ocean means hope. As a child, one of the things I enjoyed most was going with my grandfather to seafood processing plants where I would watch many women working. I also cherish the image of going out to sea with my father …

Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director. The FDA’s critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic has brought intense interest in whom President Biden will nominate to lead the agency as its new commissioner. While COVID-19 is the priority, the FDA obviously has many vital other responsibilities. Though it doesn’t get that much attention, one of the important …

Tom Neltner, J.D. is the Chemicals Policy Director. This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “Closer to Zero” action plan to reduce exposure to heavy metals in foods for babies and young children. The plan, released in response to a recent House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform report and the introduction …

Sam Lovell, Communications Manager.  “How many of you know, when you send your child to school, the fountain they’re drinking out of is not fed by a lead pipe?” That stark question was posed by President Biden in a briefing following the announcement of the American Jobs Plan. The President’s historic infrastructure package includes $45 …

EDF statement from Derek Walker, VP for U.S. Climate regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s step taken towards transitioning fossil fuel communities.

EDF statement from Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President, Oceans and Ecosystems

EDF statement from Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President, Ecosystems and Oceans

The Biden administration took the first step toward restoring state authority to protect Americans from harmful pollution from cars and passenger trucks.

Three governments and nine leading companies announced a coalition to mobilize $1 billion for forest protection and sustainable development.

Biden administration announced a Nationally Determined Contribution to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030 under the Paris Agreement.

This year, we celebrate Earth Day during a pivotal week for global climate action. As President Biden hosts a virtual summit of leaders this week, here’s what we’re looking for.

EDF is grateful to Representatives Hayes (D-CT) and Cardenas (D-CA) for introducing the Clean Commute for Kids Act, ensuring that the transition to a clean transportation future includes every person in the United States, even those too young to drive. 

Statement by Ann Hayden of EDF on drought proclamation by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

EDF President Fred Krupp's statement on the Clean Energy for America Act, a bill that would spur growth in clean power and clean transportation.

A Fitting Verdict in the Trial of George Floyd's Murderer

Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager for U.S. Climate, Environmental Defense Fund

The Growing Climate Solutions Act is the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to help ensure farmers, ranchers and foresters benefit from reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.

Statement from Environmental Defense Fund senior attorney Alice Henderson

U.S. and global markets for electric cars, freight trucks and buses grew last year in spite of the pandemic, according to a new report by EDF.

Today, Environmental Defense Fund launched a national campaign to counter long-running efforts by oil industry lobbyists and their allies to undermine progress on clean transportation.

RMI and EDF launched the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA). It's mission is to accelerate the path to net zero aviation, and more.

Farmers and their advisers will need to call upon the latest research to help them build climate resilience and maintain productivity.

This post was authored by Michelle Allen, Project Manager for the North Carolina Political Affairs team. Offshore wind is taking off in the U.S., and the opportunity to be a key player is within North Carolina’s reach. A recent report commissioned by the NC Department of Commerce demonstrates North Carolina’s unique position to serve the …

Cleaning up pollution from the U.S. trucking industry is an urgent need for the U.S. For the past decade, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SuperTruck Program has helped showcase solutions for a cleaner future. Now Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has announced a new generation of the DOE SuperTruck program – SuperTruck 3 – that …

Adopting soil health practices increased net farm income by $52 per acre for corn and $45 per acre for soybeans. The post Cargill and Soil Health Institute find farmer experience with soil health pays off. Here’s how. first appeared on Growing Returns.