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Supreme Court Asked to Limit EPA’s Long-Standing Authority to Protect America from Climate Pollution

In the second report in a series from Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund, an international team of scholars analyzes the United Kingdom’s policies to support declining coal communities and offers lessons for policymakers.

An aerial survey of 900 different oil and gas sites in the Permian Basin reveals that massive methane emissions recurred for months on end.

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The U.S. Department of Labor should finalize a rule that will help protect Americans’ retirement funds from the financial risks posed by climate change, according to comments filed today by EDF and other organizations.

EDF review of the scientific consensus about cropland soil carbon sequestration.

EDF's updated analysis of oil and gas methane emissions shows a growing problem on the Navajo Nation.

EDF and The Ocean Foundation congratulate Cuba’s Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina for winning a prestigious Blue Park award.

White House Puts Federal Purchasing Power to Work for Health, Jobs and the Climate

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to withdraw two answers to frequently asked questions about the responsibilities of property management companies (PMCs) to comply with the agency’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP). EDF applauds the agency’s action, which is consistent with the intent of the rule. The agency’s Federal Register notice explaining …

Community activist Lilly Marcelin has dedicated her career to addressing racial and social inequities. In 2012, she founded and is now the Executive Director of the Boston-based organization, Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP). The organization’s mission is to educate and empower women of African descent about common, but rarely discussed, diseases of the reproductive system that …

The positive impact of conservation tillage was one of the key findings from 2021 report, Conservation’s Impact on the Farm Bottom Line.

Media statement on Coastal Resilience Master Plan

A Coalizão LEAF (Reduzindo Emissões por meio da Aceleração do Financiamento Florestal) mobilizou um montante inicial de US$ 1 bilhão para compensar as reduções do desmatamento tropical em nível jurisdicional

La Coalición LEAF (reducción de las emisiones a través de la aceleración del financiamiento forestal, por sus siglas en inglés), una alianza de carácter público-privado, ha asumido un compromiso inicial de recaudar USD 1000 millones, que se destinarán a recompensar las reducciones jurisdiccionales de la deforestación de bosques tropicales

El Plan Integrado de Recursos fue modificado y aprobado con la participación del público por la entidad reguladora de energía de Puerto Rico en agosto del 2020.

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FERC Allows Spire STL Pipeline to Operate Through Winter as Anticipated

By Catherine Ittner and Hongming Liu Despite global efforts to address the climate crisis, the shipping sector is on track to increase its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 10% by 2050 – unless countries take urgent action. China’s effort to increase investment and economic collaboration by building the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime …

The latest results of the Western Climate Initiative’s quarterly auctions were announced today. All current and future vintage allowances sold, and for the second quarter in a row, settled at a record-high allowance price. These results arrive as new data underscores the success of the program’s design and the strength of the market. Auction quick …

While many of the headlines from COP26 focused on whether newly announced national commitments will be enough to curb catastrophic global warming, our ability to fend off the climate crisis largely depends on what happens outside conference walls — namely, how quickly we translate climate commitments into policy that curbs pollution. This COP saw the …

This post is authored by Kjellen Belcher, Senior Analyst for U.S. Climate at EDF. This past summer, the Pacific Northwest endured record-breaking high temperatures, with Portland reaching 116 degrees F. Hundreds of Oregonians are still reeling from the wildfires of 2020 —  one of the most destructive seasons on record for Oregon. And a new …

As fall leaves are rapidly disappearing and temperatures drop, families across Pennsylvania are starting to turn up home thermostats to keep warm. Ensuring affordable, reliable energy is available should be an absolutely critical priority for policymakers. This winter, however, is expected to bring higher than usual energy prices that could hit U.S. households in colder …

This blog post was authored by Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Director of Sustainable International Transport & Lead Senior Economist at Environmental Defense Fund As the world convened for COP 26, the United Nation’s civil aviation body announced a major milestone in the transition to sustainable flight by adopting an expanded set of sustainability criteria for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), available here.  SAF — jet fuel …

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Build Back Better Act later this month, a bill with an unprecedented $555 billion in climate and clean air investments that will drive the creation of clean energy and manufacturing jobs. And the economic potential of manufacturing trucks and buses is underscored by two recent …