By Deanna Coleman The shipping industry will be gathering in Singapore this month, and carbon emissions will be high on the agenda. Maritime shipping is essential to today’s extended supply chains but is a major emissions source –making up 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Without rapid action to reshape maritime fueling, shipping emissions could […]

By Pedro Piris-Cabezas and Glenda Chen The Biden administration has worked to keep its promise to follow the science in dealing with challenges like housing, COVID, air pollution — and especially climate change. The next major test is coming soon. The Treasury Department is preparing to issue guidelines about which alternative fuels will qualify for […]

Written by Alexandra Zissu

Dioxins are a group of highly toxic industrial pollutants. They are mostly produced during processes that involve petrochemicals, like the manufacturing of pesticides and plastics. They’re also produced when paper gets bleached with chlorine. Babies and children are particularly vulnerable to dioxin exposure.

First-of-its-kind EDF analysis finds widespread benefits when utilities cover initial cost of grid upgrades for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging

Written by EcoMadres

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to EcoMadres’ monthly newsletter! EcoMadres is a program of Moms Clean Air Force that is empowering and mobilizing Latino communities to fight for clean air, equitable climate change solutions, and protections from toxic chemicals. Learn more...

Written by Dominique Browning

EPA's proposals for new tailpipe pollution protections—one for cars and one for heavy-duty trucks—mark a moment of transformation in the transition to zero-emission vehicles. 

Written by Diane MacEachern

Many of the beauty products marketed to women of color contain high levels of toxic chemicals that cause cancer and reproductive harm. This interview with Dr. Astrid Williams, a public health expert and the the Environmental Justice Manager for Black Women for Wellness discusses the threats Black women face from the beauty industry and what women can do about it.

By Harlisa and Dustin Colson Leaning In Lampung province, Indonesia, a few smartphones and three well-placed cameras are revolutionizing the way that small-scale fisheries are monitored. In a previous blog post, we introduced how smartphone-based catch reporting and the SmartPass camera system could have the potential to play a fundamental role in sustaining small-scale fisheries. […]

New analysis reveals the extent of natural gas wasted across the state of Louisiana.

Wildfires are nothing new. In most of North America, fires are actually critical parts of a functioning ecosystem.  Recovering forests play important and often underappreciated roles as ephemeral homes for fire-adapted species, and the mosaic left behind by a fire – untouched forests, slightly dead forests, totally burnt forests – is important for regulating future […]

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EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced historic rulemakings to address pollution from the transportation industry. Here's the speech Moms Clean Air Force's National Field Manager Liz Hurtado gave at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

Hydrogen's potential to help the world transition from fossil fuels has led to monumental financial investments. But there are red flags. When existing green electricity is faster, cleaner, and more effective than creating green hydrogen, it should be used.

This post was co-authored by Julia Paltseva, Senior Analyst at EDF, and Tuntiak Katan from the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). For more resources on high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) crediting, visit edf.org/hfld. This post has also been translated into Spanish and French (leer en español, lire en français). Forests […]

This post was co-authored by Julia Paltseva, Senior Analyst at EDF, and Tuntiak Katan from the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). For more resources on high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) crediting, visit edf.org/hfld. This post has also been translated into Spanish and French (leer en español, lire en français). Forests […]

Written by Sarah McBride

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