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Press release
Supreme Court Will Not Block Two Vital Climate and Clean Air Protections
October 4, 2024 | Vickie Patton, General CounselJustices Deny Shadow Docket Requests for Emergency Stays of Methane Pollution Standards, Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics StandardsMore on:
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Press release
International Maritime Organization on the Brink of a Global System to Reduce Emissions from Shipping
October 4, 2024 | Angie Farrag-Thibault, Associate Vice President, Global TransportationThe coming months will be critical for member states to reach consensus on the design of economic and technical measures to decarbonize shipping.More on:
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Blog post
Three Takeaways on the Green Workforce Revolution at Climate Week NYC
October 3, 2024Understand key green job takeaways and trends from Climate Week NYC 2024.More on:
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Op-ed
Fortune op-ed: The winning fight against climate change lies at the intersection of environmentalism and economics
October 3, 2024 | Amanda Leland, Executive Director“Having waited so long to get serious about climate action, we need to set ambitious goals. But we’ll never reach them if we don’t focus on the tough, pragmatic choices that will move us forward in the real world,” Amanda Leland, EDF executive director, writes in Fortune. “To solve the climate crisis, we need to dive into the ‘messy middle.’” -
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The Global Biodiversity Framework in practice: Aligning Marine Protected Area and Fisheries Management in Indonesia
October 3, 2024By: Abdul Halim1, Amehr Hakim2, Gemma Carroll3, and Annie Mark4 In just a few weeks, on October 21st, 2024, delegations from 196 countries party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will come together for its 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, to review progress, set priorities and commit to new workplans to …More on:
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Blog post
Charging ahead: Key reasons for confidence in a commercial EV trucking future
October 3, 2024 | Maaz Haider, Manager, Electric Truck TransitionAmong the largest contributors to climate change is transportation, the largest source of U.S. emissions, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles have an outsized impact.More on:
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Blog post
Wyoming is at a crossroads moment for methane that may decide its energy future
October 2, 2024 | John Rutecki, Regulatory and Legislative Manager, AppalachiaWyoming stands at a crossroads that will determine the future of the state’s energy industry. In front of the state lie two paths for how to implement rules for methane emissions from oil and gas production, and leaders in Wyoming need to decide which direction the state will go. One path is to stand by …More on:
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Article
Top takeaways from New York’s Climate Week
October 1, 2024This year's New York Climate Week came at a critical time for global cooperation given the need to slash climate pollution by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of climate change.More on:
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Blog post
Texas releases heavy-duty charging taskforce report
October 1, 2024 | Phillip Martin, Manager, Zero-emission Truck Initiative in TexasThis week the Texas Department of Transportation released the final report from a statewide interagency taskforce focused on how to support charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The 51-page report provides an overview of federal and state policies, while making state-specific recommendations for how Texas legislators can utilize some of the state’s competitive advantages …More on:
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Blog post
To meet our climate goals, we need climate plans backed by science and economics
September 30, 2024 | Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Engagement and PartnershipsAs countries make their way to Baku, Azerbaijan to attend COP29, the annual United National climate conference, we have a clear challenge. Currently, the climate commitments made by countries are not ambitious enough to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. COP29 is our moment …More on:
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Interactive tool
America's hidden landfill emissions
September 30, 2024Many landfills bordering American neighborhoods and commercial areas release dangerous pollution that contributes to climate change and impacts human health. An interactive map from EDF shows individual landfill location and emission levels across the United States and its territories.More on:
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Press release
New Map Helps Show Significant Methane Pollution from Municipal Landfills
September 30, 2024 | Edwin LaMair, Attorney, U.S. Legal & RegulatoryEnvironmental Defense Fund unveiled a new map and analysis showing show the scale of dangerous methane pollution from landfills across the U.S.More on:
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Article
Navigating Jurisdictional REDD+: A Ministry Playbook for Corresponding Adjustments
September 27, 2024The guide aims to help countries with pricing strategies to maximize financial resources from the sale of carbon credits to reach their SDGs.More on:
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Press release
International Maritime Organization Inches Closer to Shipping Decarbonization Measures
September 27, 2024 | Angie Farrag-Thibault, Associate Vice President, Global TransportationIMO member states increasingly support an economic measure to incentivize emissions reductions from the shipping sectorMore on:
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Article
This Pennsylvania steel town is winning at football and clean energy
September 26, 2024The Steelton-Highspire school district near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is celebrating a new fleet of electric school buses, thanks, in large part, to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.More on:
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Analysis
How wet must a wetland be to have federal protections in post-Sackett US?
September 26, 2024 | Adam Gold, Manager, Coasts and Watersheds ScienceEDF study estimates the potential impact of interpretations of the 2023 Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency ruling on federal wetlands protections, using a qualitative measure of wetland “wetness” as a proxy for the new requirement.More on:
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Press release
Science publishes EDF analysis warning up to 90 million acres of wetlands may now be at risk
September 26, 2024 | Adam Gold, Manager, Coasts and Watersheds ScienceNew peer-reviewed analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), published by Science, reveals that millions of acres of critical wetland habitat have lost vital protections in the wake of a 2023 Supreme Court of the United States majority opinion (Sackett v EPA) that drastically narrowed the scope of wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act.More on:
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Blog post
What Will We Grow Here? An Analysis of Candidate Species for Open Ocean Aquaculture in the United States
September 26, 2024By: Poppy Brittingham Open ocean aquaculture (also referred to as “offshore” aquaculture) is a nascent industry in the United States. As it exists now, the industry has the potential to positively contribute to domestic seafood supplies if executed well. However, if the risks and impacts of the farms are not well understood, it can cause …More on:
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Press release
New Report Highlights Candidate Species for U.S. Open Ocean Aquaculture
September 26, 2024A new report from Environmental Defense Fund provides critical insights into species that may be optimal for farming in open ocean environments.More on:
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Press release
High-level IEA-COP29 event on turning methane pledges into action focuses on how to achieve meaningful progress
September 25, 2024Global leaders meet in New York to discuss practical strategies for tackling methane emissions and opportunities for collaborationMore on:
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Blog post
Why EDF is exploring marine carbon dioxide removal
September 25, 2024 | Kristin Kleisner, Associate Vice President, Oceans ScienceThe oceans are a massive carbon sink. Researchers, companies and governments are exploring whether we can engineer coastal and ocean systems to store even more carbon. But while the ocean presents us with great possibilities, it’s also a complex system where human interventions can impact everything from the ecological (species’ interactions or the habitats they …More on:
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Blog post
Overcoming Communication Barriers and Equipping Fishers: The Key to Successful Fisheries Reform in Japan
September 24, 2024 | Fenjie Chen, Senior Manager/Representative, Japan Fisheries & OceansBy: Fenjie Chen and Shems Jud A ground-breaking shift in Japan’s fisheries management is happening. It is aiming to restore fish stocks and recover harvests to achieve sustainable management and utilization. But many fishers have been unaware of how these reforms impact their daily operation. They have limited understanding of how they can contribute to …More on:
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Blog post
My hope for Forth Roadmap 2024: EV advocates embrace utility regulation as key to unlocking a zero-emission future
September 23, 2024 | Michael Zimmerman, Senior Attorney, ElectrificationBy Micheal Zimmerman and Dakoury Godo-Solo As medium- and heavy-duty vehicles speed toward electrification, the build-out of charging infrastructure must keep pace. How utilities incorporate transportation into foundational utility functions will inform where, when, and how fast electric vehicles come online. These decisions fall mainly under the authority of state utility regulators (Public Utility Commissions)More on:
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Blog post
A Look at Science, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Aquaculture
September 23, 2024We’ve come to our final blog in our series on sustainable aquaculture for EDFish. Now that we’ve covered aquaculture feed, escapes, and diseases, we’ll wrap up the discussion with a look at technology’s role in sustainable aquaculture. With appropriate investment and incentives, ocean farming technologies and innovations could address sustainability risks for farming seafood in …More on:
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Blog post
Flying over Pennsylvania in search of orphan wells
September 23, 2024 | Adam Peltz, Director and Senior Attorney, Energy TransitionThere are at least a million dead and forgotten oil and natural gas wells dotting the American landscape, many leaking methane and other toxic chemicals into the air and water, long after their productive days are over. In Pennsylvania alone, there are an estimated 300,000 to 700,000 — and estimated is the key word. The …More on: