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Groups call for congestion pricing to start as planned

Landmark Program to Reduce Traffic, Improve Air Quality Will Start January 5th as Planned

The island of Andros in the Bahamas contains one of the world's largest barrier reefs, and is under threat from a proposed limestone mine.

President Carter understood that we all share the same planet and made full use of his office to protect it.

The UN climate talks in Baku delivered a new agreement on climate finance (the New Collective Quantified Goal, or NCQG), but it falls short of what science and justice demand. The headline target — mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually by 2035, with developed countries providing $300 billion— is only a fraction of what’s needed. For context,

How do you find thousands of abandoned, polluting oil and gas wells spread across an entire state? With packs of senior citizen volunteers. And drones.

Illegal gold mining in Brazil has devastated Indigenous communities, but under new leadership from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil has begun cracking down on the environmental and social destruction.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan to Step Down at End of This Month

The newly established Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) represents more than just another funding mechanism – it’s an opportunity to reimagine how climate finance can work better for countries already experiencing the extreme impacts of climate change.   As the Fund prepares for its “start-up phase” in 2025, it has the potential to …

Climate Resilience Maturity Model Will Help Illinois Utilities Prepare for Climate, Severe Weather

From clean energy expansions to a major electoral victory, here are five big environmental wins in 2024 to give you hope.

Russell Vought is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. He has plans to greatly expand the powers of the president, detailed, in his own words, in Project 2025 and beyond. 

National oil companies dominate industry methane emissions; enlisting them to clean up requires understanding the governments that manage them.

The dairy sector plays a vital role in India's economy, serving as a key driver of rural livelihoods and agricultural growth.

Statement from Andy Darrell, Senior Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund

EDF Statement from Amanda Leland, Executive Director

With each passing year, communities across New Mexico feel the mounting and undeniable pressures from climate change. Twice in two years, 25% of New Mexico’s communities faced severe wildfires. In 2022, the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires burned for five months, destroying over 630 homes in three northern counties, with damages exceeding $4 billion.

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Program, also known as RAF, was launched in January 2022 by Farmers Business Network in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund. The pilot year of the RAF program included 48 corn, wheat and soybean farmers seeking access to lower interest rates on operating loans by achieving standards for soil health and nitrogen …

With budget reconciliation looming, it is critical that companies advocate to Members of Congress on the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act to their businesses and investments.

The recent US election marks a shift in government and new approaches to climate policy.

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Program, also known as RAF, was launched in January 2022 by Farmers Business Network in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund.

In a new video, Lauren Johnson explains how companies can integrate a just transition into corporate sustainability work.

Nitrous oxide might not make the news like carbon dioxide, but it’s a powerful hidden force behind the extreme, climate-driven weather we’re experiencing. This super-pollutant is the third most significant greenhouse gas, with a warming impact almost 300 times greater than carbon dioxide. Lowering it is essential for avoiding the most dangerous climate impacts. The …

EPA Clears Way for California Clean Car Standards

Department of Energy Study On Environmental and Economic Impacts of U.S. Natural Gas Exports Shows Urgent Need to Cut Methane Pollution