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NC EDF Leader Commends Senators Burr, Tillis for Opposing Controversial Chemical Safety Nominee
November 16, 2017 | David Kelly, State Director, North CarolinaNC EDF Leader Commends Senators Burr, Tillis for Opposing Controversial Chemical Safety Nominee -
4 smart investments helped these communities weather extreme storms
November 15, 2017Some of these concrete and often-easy projects pay for themselves in just a few years. -
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Conservation Groups Identify Priority Projects to Restore Louisiana’s Coast
November 15, 2017EDF and other groups working to address Louisiana’s land loss crisis released a report outlining 17 priority projects for restoring the Mississippi River Delta.More on:
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New Smart Meter Data Shows Potential of Real-Time Pricing to Lower Electric Bills
November 14, 2017 | Dick Munson, Director, Regulatory & Legislative AffairsNew Smart Meter Data Shows Potential of Real-Time Pricing to Lower Electric Bills -
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Conservation Groups Underscore Support for Critical Coastal Restoration Funding for Louisiana
November 14, 2017National and local conservation organizations committed to coastal Louisiana restoration issued the following statement in support of GOMESA funding.More on:
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Research sheds light on how to better manage small-scale fisheries
November 9, 2017 | Kendra Karr, Senior Scientist II, Ocean Research & DevelopmentSmall scale fisheries are critically important for the provision of food security, livelihoods, and economic development for billions of people. Most of these fisheries appear to be under-performing with respect to conservation, food production, revenue, and the quality of the livelihoods they can support. Many factors related to successful small-scale fisheries management have been articulated … -
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New Mexico methane waste report
November 9, 2017A report based on recent scientific breakthroughs in methane quantification finds that emissions of methane are drastically higher than state reports.More on:
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5 reasons Election Day 2017 was a win for climate action
November 9, 2017A year after Donald Trump won the presidency, the electoral backlash has arrived – and it’s good news for the environment. -
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New Report Gives First Ever Statewide Look at Methane Waste Problem in New Mexico
November 9, 2017 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionEDF scientific analysis offers insights into New Mexico's methane waste problemMore on:
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EPA Proposes to Reopen Loophole for Super-Polluting Trucks
November 9, 2017 | Martha Roberts, Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate Legal and Regulatory ProgramEPA proposes to reopen a loophole to the Clean Trucks Standards that will allow more old, dirty, polluting trucks on our roads -
Industry Lawyer William Wehrum is Confirmed to Lead EPA Office of Air and Radiation
November 9, 2017 | Tomás Carbonell, Senior Counsel and Director for Regulatory PolicySenate confirms Industry Lawyer William Wehrum to Lead EPA Office of Air and Radiation -
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Administration Request to Indefinitely Delay Clean Power Plan Litigation
November 9, 2017 | Tomás Carbonell, Senior Counsel and Director for Regulatory PolicyD.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Administration Request to Indefinitely Delay Clean Power Plan Litigation -
Nevada, Kinross Gold mark major milestone for sage-grouse
November 8, 2017 | Eric Holst, Associate Vice President, ForestsStatement of Eric Holst, Associate Vice President of Working Lands, Environmental Defense Fund -
Interior Department takes aim at key environmental mitigation policy. Here's what's at stake.
November 7, 2017The latest assault on the environment comes as the agency seeks to facilitate energy development in ecologically sensitive areas on public and private land. -
Leading chefs from across the United States unite to send message to Congress
November 7, 2017 | Matt Tinning, Associate Vice President, OceansA group of more than 150 chefs, restaurant owners and seafood dealers from across the United States sent a joint letter to Congress today voicing concerns about legislation that would thre -
EDF Helps Defend Illinois’ Clean Energy Future in Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
November 6, 2017 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean Powerwe file amicus brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois Emergy Case -
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Brazil’s Amazon Hydroelectrics in the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): Defrauding Investors, Cheating the Atmosphere?
November 6, 2017A report from EDF and partners looking at Clean Development Mechanism projects in Brazil finds extensive environmental and financial integrity concerns. -
EPA's science is under attack: What you need to know
November 3, 2017For the first time in modern history, the United States has a government that rejects settled science and claims that evidence doesn’t matter. -
Reversing net benefit standards for mitigation will bring species “closer to the brink”
November 3, 2017 | Eric Holst, Associate Vice President, ForestsStatement of Eric Holst, Associate Vice President of Working Lands, Environmental Defense Fund -
Pruitt’s Announcement of a Single Public Hearing on Proposed Repeal of Clean Power Plan Violates Law and Shows a Closed Mind on the Issue
November 3, 2017 | Tomás Carbonell, Senior Counsel and Director for Regulatory PolicyEPA announces only one public hearing in West Virginia for proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan -
Climate Science Special Report Shows the Severity of the Threat from Climate Change
November 3, 2017 | Scott Weaver, Senior Climate ScientistCSSR report released showing severity of climate change -
China Takes Major Step toward Setting up National Carbon Trading Program
November 2, 2017The Chinese government today picked the entities that will lead two key systems of its forthcoming national carbon market. -
EPA Moves to Delay New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Gas Based on Legal Theories of the American Petroleum Institute
November 2, 2017 | Matt Watson, Vice President, Energy TransitionEPA Moves to Delay New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Gas based on legal theories of the American Petroleum Institute -
We already know which grid fixes can keep lights on during bad storms. Here are 3.
November 1, 2017By modernizing our electric grid we make it more reliable and clean. -
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Pruitt's playbook: Target EPA and hire polluters
November 1, 2017See how the EPA chief is leading the Trump administration’s assault on public health.