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With emissions and flaring still near record highs, framework aims to drive progress on industry pledges

Health, Environmental, Community Groups Urge Court Not to Stay Vital Climate, Health Protections

EDF statement on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issuing its finalized guidance for regulated exchanges listing carbon credit-based derivatives.

A newly introduced House bill would, in effect, carve out dangerous exemptions to existing federal law so that plastics incinerators can operate without meeting vital protections for people's health and the environment.

Protect Dinétah joint statement on the approval of Navajo Nation EPA’s Minor Source Program Regulations by the Navajo Nation Council Resource Development Committee

This is the seventh year of the contest, which encourages students to THINK BIG about Houston’s environmental problems and potential solutions.

With extreme weather impacting peoples’ day-to-day lives increasingly often, it’s essential that Congress and the American public understand the climate impact of the legislation before Congress.

A new report commissioned by EDF finds that blending hydrogen into the existing natural gas pipeline system would achieve limited greenhouse gas reductions and could continue New York’s reliance on natural gas beyond 2050.

EDF’s filing recommends that the Commission reject Duke Energy’s proposed CPIRP because it does not meet interim carbon reduction requirements designated in state law and does not provide the least cost pathway to decarbonization.

A new, free leadership program in South Tucson and Ambos Nogales will offer a unique opportunity for the next generation of water leaders to explore water challenges in their communities and beyond.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a rule that will provide much-needed health protections from toxic air pollution emitted by industrial facilities, including petrochemical plants.

As California’s 2024 Legislative session comes to a close, Environmental Defense Fund applauds state lawmakers for sending four key bills to Governor Gavin Newsom.

As Inflation Reduction Act Turns Two, Investments Reach $199 Billion, U.S. Jobs Top 200,000

The rule is a vital step forward to better protect investors and markets

Statement from Daniel Whittle, Associate Vice President, Resilient Caribbean, Environmental Defense Fund

La Tormenta Tropical Ernesto toca tierra en Puerto Rico

EDF statement from Dr. Karla Sosa, Project Manager, New York State Affairs

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today denied a request by fossil fuel companies and a group of states, led by North Dakota and West Virginia, to block protections against mercury and other toxic pollutants emitted from coal-fired power plants.

New peer-reviewed research from EDF provides new and much-needed clarity about the methane footprint created by Canada’s oil and gas industry and the country’s progress toward addressing it.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and AshokaX, a unique initiative from Ashoka University for lifelong learners, are partnering to lead the Climate Corps Fellowship programme in India. This partnership will boost the capacity of companies and other organisations in advancing their climate goals while identifying and training the next generation of sustainability leaders.

"USDA’s water conservation investments are a welcome show of support for western communities facing the region’s driest stretch in a 1000 years,” said Kevin Moran, Associate Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund.

Nuevo proyecto solar comunitario de EDF para la Isla Municipio de Culebra financiado por el Departamento de Energía Federal de los E.E.U.U

The community-based energy project in Culebra will expand to provide more families with clean, affordable and reliable electricity.

New comprehensive aerial measurements show oil and natural gas producers across the U.S. are emitting methane into the atmosphere at over four times the rates estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency for those same areas based on industry-reported data.

Joint statement from 33 climate, environmental justice and clean energy organizations on New York's developing cap-and-invest program