Statement from Ari Pottens, Senior Campaign Manager, Canada

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster in the United States, and they can have a profound impact on mental health.

The challenge is clear: if tropical deforestation were a country, it would rank fourth, only behind China, the US, and India in emissions. However, the solution is even clearer: these same forests can provide 23% of the cost-effective climate mitigation needed before 2030, if the right economic incentives are in place.[1] Despite numerous pledges, forest […]

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The challenge is clear: if tropical deforestation were a country, it would rank fourth, only behind China, the US, and India in emissions. However, the solution is even clearer: these same forests can provide 23% of the cost-effective climate mitigation needed before 2030, if the right economic incentives are in place.[1] Despite numerous pledges, forest […]

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By Scott Seymour and Ari Pottens The Canadian government is likely overlooking an important source of climate pollution.  Surface casing vent flow and gas migration (types of underground leakage from oil and gas wells) has the potential to leak a lot of methane, but according to new research, neither governments nor companies know how much. […]

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By Scott Seymour and Ari Pottens The Canadian government is likely overlooking an important source of climate pollution.  Surface casing vent flow and gas migration (types of underground leakage from oil and gas wells) has the potential to leak a lot of methane, but according to new research, neither governments nor companies know how much. […]

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This week the House marked up five funding bills that would dramatically cut funding for federal agencies that protect our air and water and are tasked with reducing the pollution impacting our health, our climate and the severity and frequency of extreme weather, like Hurricane Beryl. House Republicans’ funding bills propose slashing EPA funding to 1998 levels, Department of Energy clean energy programs by 43% and NOAA funding by 11%, and collectively include over 50 harmful environmental provisions that do not belong in funding bills.

Written by Sarah McBride

Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Iowa, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC.

Statement from Rosalie Winn, Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy, Environmental Defense Fund

Written by Julie Kimmel

Flooding events are becoming more frequent across the country. Families are bracing for the next unexpected superstorm heading their way.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

PFAS chemicals are everywhere. Is it even possible to avoid them? Mom Detective shares tips for reducing your exposure and keeping your family safe.

The impacts from climate change will continue to escalate in the years ahead, and a growing number of scientists, philanthropies and companies have become interested in strategies to lower global temperatures more quickly. One of the options is reflecting some sunlight back into space.   Because the consequences of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), as it’s called, […]

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Latest U.S. climate policy news, key upcoming advocacy opportunities for companies, relevant events, and exciting EDF updates from Victoria Mills.

Written by Dominique Browning

Some climate activists believe it is necessary to startle people out of their complacency about climate pollution by vandalizing the treasures of human civilization. Moms' Dominique Browning argues that this hurts our cause.

Written by Emily Pickett

Hurricane season is off to a dramatic start. A hurricane veteran offers tips on how to prepare for the toughest storms.

On June 17, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) was represented by our expert witnesses at a technical conference before the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC). Each of the intervenors in the Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan docket, including EDF, were given a few minutes to briefly summarize testimony filed in May. EDF’s testimony centered around the need […]

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Written by Austyn Gaffney

Dengue fever is popping up in unusual places this summer. Florida just issued an alert, and some are concerned the Paris Olympics could become a “super spreader event” for the disease. Learn how you can protect your family.

Statement from Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Michele Timmons, our July Supermom of the Month, has been volunteering with Moms for 13 years. An educator by trade, she is passionate about addressing nonacademic barriers to learning—like school days missed from climate-triggered asthma and allergy attacks.

  This blog was jointly authored by policy experts from Clean Air Task Force & Environmental Defense Fund. Our organizations share a common goal to maximize the climate benefits of clean hydrogen deployment, as well as reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Individual sets of comments on the 45V hydrogen production tax credit […]

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