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EDF Calls on EPA to Withdraw Censored Science Proposal
July 17, 2018 | Jennifer McPartland, Former Senior Scientist, Health ProgramEDF Calls on EPA to Withdraw Censored Science Proposal -
EDF, Allies Ask Court for Emergency Ruling to Block EPA’s Unlawful Loophole for Super-Polluting Freight Trucks
July 17, 2018 | Martha Roberts, Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate Legal and Regulatory ProgramEDF, Allies Ask Court for Emergency Ruling to Block EPA’s Unlawful Loophole for Super-Polluting Freight Trucks -
New Market Opportunity Funds Grassland Conservation as a Carbon Sink
July 17, 2018 | Robert Parkhurst, Director, Agriculture Data and MetricsUSDA, EDF and Southern Plains Land Trust generate and sell first listed grassland carbon credits.More on:
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Breakfast Discussion about Resilient Agriculture with Tom Vilsack
July 17, 2018 | Josette Lewis, Associate Vice President, Ecosystems – Sustainable Agriculture‘Market and Policy Innovations for Resilient Agriculture’ will explore emerging ideas and unexpected partners driving change across the food system. -
How the oceans go, so goes our future
July 16, 2018Overfishing is the most solvable environmental problem of our generation, writes Katie McGinty, EDF's new Senior Vice President of Oceans. -
Kathleen ‘Katie’ McGinty Takes the Helm at EDF Oceans Program
July 16, 2018 | Kathleen (Katie) McGinty, Senior Vice President, OceansEDF announced today that environmental leader Kathleen ‘Katie’ McGinty is the new leader and Senior Vice President of the Oceans program. -
Satellite antennas, other tech are about to transform conservation as we know it
July 13, 2018Advanced technologies are now allowing us to see and track wildlife, planetary-scale. -
Danone, Mars, Nestlé, and Unilever Raise the Expectations for Policy Leadership
July 13, 2018The launch of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance is a promising step forward by four influential companies – Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States. -
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Are plastic-eating bacteria the solution to ocean pollution? It’s not that simple, science shows.
July 13, 2018Reporting on the discovery and enhancement of plastic-dissolving enzymes in bacteria and what it means for plastic pollution problem plaguing oceans. -
Two worrying signs at Andrew Wheeler's EPA
July 12, 2018Will the acting administrator follow in Scott Pruitt's footsteps? It seems that way. -
ExxonMobil Takes a Positive Stand, Severs Ties with ALEC
July 12, 2018 | Ben N. Ratner, Former Associate Vice President , EDF+BusinessExxonMobil made an important statement by cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). -
House Vote Puts Future Of America’s Fisheries In Danger
July 11, 2018 | Matt Tinning, Associate Vice President, OceansThe U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance H.R. 200 today, putting the future of our nation’s fisheries at risk. -
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The power of environmental bonds
July 10, 2018Hurricane Katrina ravaged the U.S. Gulf coast in 2005, causing about $125 billion in damage.More on:
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EDF Asks EPA’s Wheeler to Protect Americans from Super-Polluting Freight Trucks
July 10, 2018 | Martha Roberts, Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate Legal and Regulatory ProgramEDF Asks EPA’s Wheeler to Protect Americans from Super-Polluting Freight Trucks -
Pruitt’s Reckless Tenure is Over, American Families Deserve Better
July 5, 2018 | Fred Krupp, PresidentPruitt’s Reckless Tenure is Over, American Families Deserve Better -
Rules to Limit Climate Pollution from Shipping Can Be Implemented Under Existing Law
June 28, 2018The international shipping agency already has the legal authority to implement and enforce policies to achieve its new climate target, according to new analysis published by Environmental Defense Fund and Columbia Law School Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. -
Senate Farm Bill Fast Tracks Improvements to Water Quality and Climate Resilience
June 28, 2018The bipartisan Senate farm bill delivers big wins for rural economies and conservation. -
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House Overrides Veto of N.C. Farm Act in a Blow to Individual Rights and Public Health
June 27, 2018 | David Kelly, State Director, North CarolinaEDF statement from David Kelly, Senior Manager, North Carolina Political AffairsMore on:
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ICAO Adopts Crucial Rules for Implementing 15-Year Aviation Climate Agreement
June 27, 2018 | Annie Petsonk, International CounselThe ICAO Council adopted the Standards and Recommended Practices to address the role of air travel in contributing to climate change. -
Oil and gas meet Silicon Valley
June 26, 2018Game-changing technology is enabling the oil and gas industry to save product while helping the environment. -
D.C. Circuit Court Temporarily Suspends Challenges to Clean Power Plan
June 26, 2018 | Martha Roberts, Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate Legal and Regulatory ProgramD.C. Circuit Court Temporarily Suspends Challenges to Clean Power Plan -
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New science and technology uncover opportunities to speed up environmental progress
June 25, 2018 | Steven Hamburg, Senior Vice President, Chief ScientistBoth science and environmentalism are changing, revealing urgent threats much more clearly – as well as ways to address them. -
Report: Child Care is a Critical Gap in Efforts to Reduce Kids’ Exposure to Lead in Water
June 25, 2018 | Lindsay McCormick, Senior Program Manager, Safer ChemicalsA report from the EDF demonstrates that child care facilities are a critical in the effort to reduce children’s exposure to lead from drinking water. -
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North Carolina Utility Commission Rejects State’s Grid Overhaul
June 25, 2018 | Dionne Delli-Gatti, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for Southeast Climate and EnergyEDF statement from Dionne Delli-Gatti, Director, Southeast Clean EnergyMore on:
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Massive EDF-led collaboration reveals more serious methane problem
June 23, 2018EDF discovered that methane leaks can undo some or all of the climate benefits we think we’re getting when we substitute natural gas for coal or oil.More on: