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Pennsylvania joins growing lists of states reducing methane emissions from oil and gas facilities.

Divided Court of Appeals Panel Declines to Block Stay of BLM Waste Prevention Rule

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill which seeks to roll back critical oil and gas protections to where they stood in 1984.

Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Quentin Foster, Director for California Climate at Environmental Defense Fund, to the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee serving the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA).

Environmental organizations and Duke Energy Carolinas agree on grid modernization plan

EPA today revealed its severely flawed approach to reviewing the risks to health and the environment posed by the first 10 chemicals being evaluated under the newly reformed chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Trump’s Coal Bailout Directive is a Multi-Billion Dollar Attack on American Families, Markets and the Law

Golf course managers across North America have begun planting milkweed and wildflower habitat to attract butterflies, bees and … golfers.

EDF statement from Larissa Koehler, Senior Attorney, California Clean Energy

EPA’s Science Advisory Board Calls for Sweeping Review of Pruitt’s Proposals

Today, a shareholder resolution filed with Chevron (NYSE: CVX), requesting that Chevron improve disclosure of its methane management program and set a methane reduction target, received a XX% vote.

Restore the Mississippi River Delta launched “Coast 360: A Virtual Day in the Delta,” a 360-video experience that brings people to the forefront of Louisiana’s land loss crisis.

A letter signed by over 200 people dealing with contamination from trichloroethylene, a known carcinogen, was submitted to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

EDF and ERI of China’s National Development and Reform Commission's report evaluating the performance of China’s national carbon market

ExxonMobil announced its plan to reduce oil and gas methane emissions by 15% and flared gas volumes by 25% across global oil and gas operations by 2020.

EDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, New Jersey Clean Energy

PSE&G will use technology from EDF and partners to find and reduce methane emissions from gas lines.

The Trump administration and Pruitt’s EPA have shown a disregard for the role of free press and the public's right to information about their government.

Statement from Fred Krupp, Leading Utilities Boldly Commit to Bring Clean Energy to Michigan

Today’s annual Status of U.S. Fisheries report from the National Marine Fisheries Service is yet another reminder that the bipartisan Magnuson-Stevens Act has underpinned a transformation of U.S. fisheries that has made them a global model of success.

Yesterday, shareholders of Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) passed a shareholder resolution calling on the company to improve disclosure of its methane management program, including setting a methane reduction target. In a carbon-constrained economy, the climate footprint of oil and natural gas companies is an increasingly important metric for investors who want to ensure operators are appropriately managing methane risk. Two recent reports by EDF highlight the current state of methane disclosure and provide guidance to companies for setting methane targets.

EPA Administrators Continues Making False Statements to Congress

A new study shows how traffic-related air pollution impacts the health of the elderly.

EDF, Allies Ask Appeals Court to Protect Clean Car Standards

Today the Louisiana Legislature unanimously passed the FY19 Coastal Annual Plan, which will fund coastal restoration and protection projects in the state over the next fiscal year.