The community-based energy project in Culebra will expand to provide more families with clean, affordable and reliable electricity.

The community-based energy project in Culebra will expand to provide more families with clean, affordable and reliable electricity.

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Sacrifice zones are neighborhoods that bear the greatest burden of environmental threats like climate change and industrial pollution—and they are increasingly facing pollution from plastics facilities. Join Moms in telling Congress to protect communities from plastic industry pollution.

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.

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.

In the final miles of the Mississippi River, two naturally occurring diversions on the east bank of the Mississippi River provide vital real-world examples of the power of the river. Their differences – and similarities – are instructive examples for the future of restoration projects along the river.Both Neptune Pass and Mardi Gras Pass are diversions on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish that formed naturally and continue to build land in their outfall areas. The ...

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In the final miles of the Mississippi River, two naturally occurring diversions on the east bank of the Mississippi River provide vital real-world examples of the power of the river. Their differences – and similarities – are instructive examples for the future of restoration projects along the river.Both Neptune Pass and Mardi Gras Pass are diversions on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish that formed naturally and continue to build land in their outfall areas. The ...

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

Written by Alexandra Zissu

Moms’ newest resource, Air Pollution 101, unpacks the basics of air pollution—what air pollutants are, how they impact our health, and how they are linked to the climate crisis.

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 […]

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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 […]

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EDF Statement from Amanda Leland, Executive Director

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Have you ever found yourself speechless when confronted with climate misinformation? Learn how to respond to 3 common climate lies.

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, […]

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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, […]

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The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.

Environmental Defense Fund plans to go to court in support of EPA’s actions to strengthen the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program – a vital source of public information about dangerous climate pollution from significant sources, including methane pollution from landfills.

EDF Statement by Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy