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By Marie Cabbia Hubatova and Angie Farrag-Thibault At a time when it is critical to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels, the shipping industry is endeavoring to do its part to decarbonize and keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Its success depends on there being sufficient clean fuel supply to substitute fossil fuels …

Last week Governor Roy Cooper hosted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan at The Nature Conservancy’s Green Swamp Preserve to announce EPA’s historic $421 million grant to North Carolina and three surrounding states, dedicated to the protection and restoration of wetlands, forests and coastal habitats. This investment will play an essential role in preserving our state’s most treasured natural spaces and should be celebrated by all. These types of natural solutions to addressing the impacts of our changing climate often don’t receive as much attention as solutions we’re addressing in our power and transportation sectors, but they are critically important to achieving our overall climate resilience objectives. 

Duke energy, one of the largest utilities in the U.S., is planning on expanding gas-powered plants in North Carolina, where residents will not only foot the bill, they'll also deal with the pollution.

As climate change increases the risk of deadly wildfires, a very old practice is gaining a resurgence to help fight fire with fire.

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.

The U.S. needs to build a lot more high-voltage electric transmission lines. Our current system is disconnected in all of the wrong places, leaving bountiful renewable resources stranded, individual regions isolated, and disadvantaged communities with unreliable power and exorbitant costs. Even where we do have connections, many of the lines are outdated and can’t accommodate …

"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.

Study authored by EDF scientists synthesizes nearly a decade of research encompassing thousands of multiscale methane measurements along the oil and gas value chain to better constrain estimates of methane emissions from Canada’s energy sector and to identify research gaps contributing to uncertainty in current estimates.

Open ocean aquaculture in the U.S. has the potential to create diverse local jobs, build a more climate-resilient domestic seafood supply, and minimize impacts on the climate and environment. However, achieving these benefits hinges on practicing aquaculture the right way.  So, what does the “right way” entail? What do we still need to know to …

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.

Methylene chloride, a highly toxic chemical used to strip paint for decades, is being phased out for most uses, thanks to a new rule from the EPA.

An NRDC-commissioned report found that home buyers who unwittingly purchase a flood-prone home are likely to incur tens of thousands of dollars in flood-related damages.

The historic passage legislation (NY Senate Bill 5400/Assembly Bill 1967) fixes a loophole that allows home sellers to avoid disclosing flooding history and risk by paying a $500 credit to the buyer at the time of sale.

Climate change impacts threaten the stability of the US housing market. In response to growing concerns that increasing costs of flooding are not fully captured in property values, the authors of this study quantify the magnitude of unpriced flood risk in the housing market by comparing the empirical and economically efficient prices for properties at risk.

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.

As you know, the Supreme Court is striking down the Chevron Doctrine which damages a foundational legal principle that has long ensured clean air, clean water, and a safe climate. This will undoubtedly have impacts on climate policy and how it is regulated.

New, comprehensive data shows methane pollution from the U.S. oil and gas industry is more than 4 times EPA estimates. 

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

This week House Republicans advanced only one of the four funding bills originally slated for votes after failing to achieve a consensus within their conference. Their Interior-Environment funding bill to cut the EPA’s budget to 1998 levels narrowly passed with bipartisan opposition. Republican leadership was forced to pull the rest of the bills, including their Energy-Water and Agriculture-FDA funding bills, due to lack of support from their members.

As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) undergoes its third program review, it is critical that the program scale its ambition to both meet the demands of the climate crisis and to fully capitalize on the cost-saving potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Ensuring ambitious reductions …

EDF Statement from Amanda Leland, Executive Director

This blog was co-authored by Lulu August, State Climate Policy Intern This month marks five years since New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law. At the time of its enactment in 2019, the groundbreaking climate law set New York apart as a national and global climate leader. Indeed,