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Press release
EDF Deploys Pollution Detection Unit to North Carolina to Help Hurricane Florence Recovery Effort
September 18, 2018Mobile unit will measure levels of Hurricane Florence-related pollution in real time.More on:
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Trump Administration Continues Senseless Attack on Methane Waste Standards by Eliminating BLM Rule
September 18, 2018 | Matt Watson, Vice President, Energy TransitionTrump Administration continues senseless methane rollbacks; EDF and partners plan to challenge BLM's decision -
Royal Dutch Shell Raises Ambition to Drive Down Methane Emissions
September 17, 2018Environmental Defense Fund statement from Ben Ratner, Senior Director, EDF+Business -
EPA Decision to Deny Delaware, Maryland Clean Air Petitions Puts Millions at Risk from Smog
September 17, 2018EPA Decision to Deny Delaware, Maryland Clean Air Petitions Puts Millions at Risk from Smog -
Press release
New Jersey Invites Major Offshore Wind Investment
September 17, 2018The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted in favor of opening the application process for investment solicitations for offshore wind projects.More on:
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Governor Brown Signs Path-Breaking Clean Energy Package
September 14, 2018Governor Brown has signed a series of bills that will further galvanize California’s clean energy transformation, capping a momentous legislative session and final term. -
California Announces Ambitious Satellite Program to Track Greenhouse Emissions
September 14, 2018 | Fred Krupp, PresidentEnvironmental Defense Fund welcomes state initiative, which will harmonize with EDF’s own MethaneSAT mission and other space-based monitoring efforts -
Article
A new frontier for artificial intelligence: energy development in rural America
September 13, 2018Advanced computer processing can help us identify risky energy projects, and react more quickly when we do. -
EDF Urges EPA to Protect Americans from Possible Release of Toxic Pollution During Hurricane Florence
September 13, 2018With Hurricane Florence threatening the Southeastern U.S., Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act on the lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey in Texas.More on:
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Press release
House Committee Discusses Importance of Revenue for Louisiana Coastal Restoration
September 13, 2018House Committee is considering a bill introduced by Cong. Graves which amends Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act to increase share of offshore oil and gas revenues to Gulf states.More on:
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Press release
EDF teams with India’s largest maker of utility vehicles to help it go carbon neutral
September 13, 2018M&M, India’s leading manufacturer of utility vehicles and part of the $20.7 billion Mahindra Group, will be working with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to become a carbon neutral company by 2040.More on:
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At Global Climate Action Summit, EDF President Fred Krupp to Describe Constellation of Space-Based Climate Solutions
September 13, 2018 | Fred Krupp, PresidentAs Washington tries to roll back sensible standards, methane-mapping satellite technology offers crucial new opportunities in fight to stabilize the climate -
Appeals Court Upholds Illinois’ Effort to Increase Clean Energy, Cut Pollution
September 13, 2018Appeals Court Upholds Illinois’ Effort to Increase Clean Energy, Cut Pollution -
Trump Administration Attacks Sensible Methane Standards, Putting Americans at Risk
September 11, 2018 | Matt Watson, Vice President, Energy TransitionEPA proposal would roll back sensible methane standards despite proven history of cost-effective regulation. -
Blog post
Global anthropogenic climate impacts must include nitrous oxide emissions from rice fields
September 10, 2018 | Jeremy Proville, Senior Director, EconomicsOur study highlights the previously underestimated role of nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms as a global climate accelerator. It also shows a clear opportunity to mitigate those emissions.More on:
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Analysis
Rice nitrous oxide: A new solvable climate problem
September 10, 2018Intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continuously flooded farms that emit methane. -
Article
Study: How conservation benefits farmers, bankers and insurers
September 6, 2018A new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge details how conservation can financially benefit farmers and their business partners.More on:
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Overview
How economics solved acid rain
September 6, 2018Working with business and government leaders, EDF devised a cap-and-trade approach, written into the 1990 Clean Air Act. A new commodities market was born. -
Report: Conservation Can Generate Financial Value for Farmers, Bankers and Insurers
September 6, 2018 | Maggie Monast, Senior Director, Climate-Smart AgricultureA new report details how conservation can financially benefit farmers and their business partners. -
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Trump's EPA is flouting the law when approving new chemicals. Here are 3 examples.
September 5, 2018The agency is endangering public health with a new, unwritten review process for toxic chemicals.More on:
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California sets stage for global forest protection through state’s cap-and-trade program
September 5, 2018California laid the groundwork today to leverage the state’s ambitious climate program to help protect tropical forests around the world. -
Trump Administration Removes Scientific Information about Climate Change in Proposed Rollback of Clean Power Plan
September 4, 2018Trump Administration Removes Scientific Information about Climate Change in Proposed Rollback of Clean Power Plan -
California Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Regional Grid Bill, Undercuts New 100 Percent Clean Energy Target
August 31, 2018California Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Regional Grid Bill, Undercuts New 100 Percent Clean Energy Target -
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4 ways Mars Inc. will slash emissions and still grow – plus other insights from the maker of M&Ms
August 30, 2018Focusing only on revenue while ignoring environmental impacts is a strategic mistake, the company says. -
Trump Administration Targets Mercury Standards Next in Its Attack on Health and Environmental Protections
August 30, 2018Trump Administration Targets Mercury Standards Next in Its Attack on Health and Environmental Protections