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Climate change poses major risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system. To manage these risks, investors need comparable, specific, and decision-useful corporate climate disclosures that are not provided through existing voluntary frameworks.  New draft rules for mandatory climate risk disclosure, published by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2022 would, if …

By Elizabeth B. Stein and Cole Jermyn New Jersey, like many other states, has been hard at work developing a strategy to drastically reduce its own climate impact. The state’s residents are already experiencing more than their share of climate change. With 130 miles of coastline, including population centers near much-loved beaches, more frequent extreme …

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was called out for falling short of its mandate to protect consumer health. The investigation exposes the agency’s long track record of failing to effectively act in a timely manner on several food safety issues, including heavy metals in baby food and foodborne illnesses from contaminated produce.  These …

Today’s energy system has become a liability we can no longer afford. As dependence on oil and gas restrains the response to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week issued yet another urgent warning that society is running out of time to avoid dangerous climate change caused …

Automakers Worldwide Will Spend More Than Half a Trillion Dollars on Electric Vehicles This Decade – New Report

Jackson’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court a Personal Triumph, Historic Moment for Our Country

Puerto Rico Needs Swift Action and Concrete Solutions to its Energy Crisis

When you think about harmful chemicals, you might imagine a hazardous waste site or contamination in water. But toxic chemicals also lurk in the food we eat and products we use every day. The issue of toxic chemicals in products, namely beauty and personal care products, is particularly personal for me. I grew up getting …

Your skin color or the texture of your hair shouldn’t put you at greater risk of exposure to toxic chemicals. It's time for brands and retailers to act.

Last week, I spoke among tech, business and environmental leaders who are bringing bold solutions to the forefront of the climate crisis. Katharine Hayhoe, a leading climate scientist, kicked off Techonomy Climate with a clear directive: “Every bit of warming matters. And every action matters.” Here’s my view of the state of climate tech. 1. This is …

By Ilissa Ocko and Tianyi Sun A new report out this week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is once again shedding more light on the climate crisis. According to the latest research, we’re on a dangerous trajectory that will result in significantly more warming than what policymakers aimed for. As part of the …

EDF President Fred Krupp spoke at the Techonomy Climate conference in April 2022 about the future of climate tech. Here’s a look at what experts discussed.

EDF guide to blue carbon, the carbon stored in ocean waters and the sediments and plants of coastal habitats.

Recently, there has been a great deal of interest and even excitement about how seaweed might be able to help save us from climate change.

Seaweed forests and algal beds cover about 3.5 million square km of our planet — only about 1% of the ocean’s surface — but these amazing ecosystems generate benefits to people and nature far out of proportion to their size.

As the biosphere continues to warm and the ocean acidifies, solving the global carbon problem becomes more critical each day.

When it comes to slowing the warming of our planet, there is no substitute for immediate, dramatic reductions in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

Maricel Maffini, consultant and Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director This blog is the fourth in our Broken GRAS series where we explore the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) voluntary notification system for novel chemicals added to food, how the process works in practice, and why it is broken. Companies voluntarily …

Climate change poses physical and transition risks for investors and the U.S. economy. Rigorous, standardized climate disclosures can help.

EDF and partners have combined a newly created online mapping tool — run on real-time, trusted scientific models — with air pollution and weather forecasting data to help users learn more about the air they’re breathing and allow them to see where it's coming from.

EDF explores why climate risk disclosure matters for investors.

Understanding groundwater and surface water in Texas

Two-page overview of the OpenET project

The IPCC report shows ways to curtail our dependence on fossil fuel, like a global economy powered by clean energy and natural climate solutions.

This project is an example of what can be funded through California's new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program. The post This farmland repurposing project is delivering 3 benefits. A park may be next. first appeared on Growing Returns.