Eight major environmental nonprofits and Indigenous Peoples organizations released the second version of the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide: comprehensive, step-by-step counsel for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

EDF statement from Michael Colvin, Director, California Energy Program

EDF’s Clean Beauty Justice Roadmap is a step-by-step guide that companies can use to develop chemical policies that ensure that everybody has access to safer products.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

Extreme weather is climate change in action. The new meteorological terms and phenomena, like polar vortex and bomb cyclone, highlight just how mainstream the climate crisis has become.

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

There's one week left to send a message to EPA in support of its updated rule to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from oil and gas operations across the country. Our New Mexico coordinator shares her thoughts as a mom and a Latina.

1. A new law paves the way for policy advancements and there’s more work to be done  For over 80 years, the cosmetic industry has been deeply underregulated. FDA has historically depended on voluntary compliance and guidance, even for product recalls. Late last year, Congress passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, the first […]

1. A new law paves the way for policy advancements and there’s more work to be done  For over 80 years, the cosmetic industry has been deeply underregulated. FDA has historically depended on voluntary compliance and guidance, even for product recalls. Late last year, Congress passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, the first […]

By Karly Kelso Food systems transformation is increasingly getting traction globally, making the case that we can’t meet our Paris climate agreements without food at and on the table. That was certainly true at the recently held Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, known as the largest informal gathering of Agriculture Ministers.  This […]

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The Mississippi River Basin is sensitive to increased risks of flooding and poor water quality. However, natural infrastructure could help mitigate these risks.

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Written by Moms Clean Air Force

As part of our series about the health impacts of methane, Kayley Shoup tells us how her family and her community are impacted by living near oil and gas development.

Top White House Aide Brian Deese “Indispensable” in Historic Climate Action

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

Dirty deadly soot is not okay for children to breathe. EPA’s latest proposal falls short of the strongest limits recommended by scientific guidance.

Wetlands can be powerhouses for climate adaptation and resilience. This World Wetlands Day, we are highlighting one type of wetland that impacts people the most – coastal urban wetlands.

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