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EPA’s updated guidance highlights property management companies’ responsibilities under the Lead-Based Paint Rule
December 7, 2021The 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 …More on:
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Breaking silence around Black women’s reproductive health: A conversation with Lilly Marcelin
December 7, 2021Community 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 … -
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Conservation Tillage Reduces Operating Costs
December 7, 2021The positive impact of conservation tillage was one of the key findings from 2021 report, Conservation’s Impact on the Farm Bottom Line. -
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Virginia Leaders Take Bold Action to Address Flooding with Release of Coastal Resilience Master Plan
December 6, 2021 | Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, VirginiaMedia statement on Coastal Resilience Master Plan -
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Redução das emissões por desmatamento e créditos de carbono: povos indígenas e incentivos à proteção florestal
December 6, 2021A 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 -
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Reducción de las emisiones debidas a la deforestación y créditos de carbono: pueblos indígenas e incentivos para la protección de los bosques
December 6, 2021La 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 -
Construyendo un Puerto Rico Resiliente
December 6, 2021El 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
December 4, 2021FERC Allows Spire STL Pipeline to Operate Through Winter as AnticipatedMore on:
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Western Climate Initiative ends the year on a high note with record prices
December 2, 2021 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorThe 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 …More on:
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Cutting pollution, driving investment: US state leaders shared ambitious models for action at COP26
December 2, 2021 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorWhile 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 …More on:
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Oregon is finalizing a key pillar of its climate strategy. Will DEQ deliver the climate ambition that Oregonians are demanding?
December 2, 2021This 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 …More on:
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Shifting toward clean energy can lower costs for Pennsylvanians
December 2, 2021As 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 …More on:
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UN aviation agency sets a new standard for sustainable flight by adopting critical fuels criteria
December 2, 2021 | Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior EconomistThis 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 …More on:
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New EDF Research Shows More than 330,000 Workers Already Make Electric Trucks and Buses Throughout the United States, Potential for Tremendous Future Growth
December 2, 2021The 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 …More on:
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What We’re Watching in Reconciliation: Regular Updates from EDF
December 2, 2021Through the process known as budget reconciliation, Congress is now crafting a bill that could include significant investments in climate action that will drive economic and job growth. There are going to be a lot of moving parts over the next few weeks, which is why EDF will be weighing in regularly in this space …More on:
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Why the Department of Energy launched an ‘Earthshot’ effort to draw down and store carbon pollution
December 2, 2021This blog was co-authored by Sonali Deshpande, Program Analyst for U.S. Climate at EDF. At a COP26 event on November 5, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced a new, visionary effort to scale up solutions that can draw down and store carbon pollution from the atmosphere: The Carbon Negative Shot. The Carbon Negative Shot …More on:
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The Supreme Court will review a crucial case about climate pollution from power plants. Now what?
December 2, 2021(This post was co-authored by EDF legal fellow Jesse Hevia) The Supreme Court has agreed to review a D.C. Circuit decision that struck down the Trump administration’s rule weakening regulations of carbon pollution from power plants. Here’s a look at what happened – and what might happen next. History of the case In 2019, the …More on:
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What’s in store for forests at COP—and why you should be excited
December 2, 2021This post was coauthored by Ruben Lubowski. Stakeholders from all over the world are gathering in Glasgow for the COP26, which is shaping up to be one of the most pivotal climate change convenings. While participants will discuss how to tackle climate change and build back better (and greener), they will also focus on how …More on:
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Seven ways we can turn off the tap on PFAS pollution
December 2, 2021 | Lauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental HealthThis blog is adapted from an Op-Ed originally published by Environmental Health News on Nov. 23 and is authored by Lauren Ellis, Research Analyst and Maricel Maffini, consultant. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of highly persistent chemicals used in hundreds of products. Many PFAS are toxic and have been detected in the …More on:
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Industry-requested risk evaluation for D4 under TSCA: EPA has improved its scoping approach, but must go further
December 2, 2021 | Lauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental HealthLauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental Health Earlier this week, EDF submitted comments to EPA on the agency’s draft scope for the manufacturer-requested risk evaluation of D4 under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is EPA’s first draft scope under the Biden Administration – providing an opportunity to see where improvements have been made and …More on:
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New Study Highlights Lead in Water at Child Care Facilities and Holes in Current EPA Rule
December 2, 2021 | Lindsay McCormick, Senior Program Manager, Safer ChemicalsLindsay McCormick, Program Manager This month, EDF published an article along with collaborators from Auburn University and Mississippi State University, based on a pilot we conducted in partnership with local organizations[1] to comprehensively test and remediate lead in water at 11 child care facilities in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi and Ohio. The study found that while …More on:
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FDA reinstates ban on lead added to hair dyes
December 2, 2021Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director On October 7, FDA announced that it is reinstating its ban on lead acetate as the active ingredient in hair dyes that hide grey hair when used regularly. In 1980, the agency approved the chemical for hair dyes. In response to a color additive petition from the Environmental Defense Fund …More on:
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Not goodbye, but see you later
December 2, 2021Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. After nearly 35 years at EDF, I am retiring this week. While I have had the privilege of working on many things in my time at EDF, for the last 20+ years my main focus has been on the Toxic Substances Control Act: making the case for why …More on:
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Broken GRAS: Undermining the safety of dietary supplements and food
December 2, 2021Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, consultant Over the years, we have seen a disturbing approach being taken by some dietary supplement companies to circumvent the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight. Their strategy undermines both dietary supplement safety and food safety. These companies are leveraging FDA’s decision to allow manufacturers to secretly …More on:
