EDF statement from Ted Kelly, Senior Attorney for Energy Markets & Regulation

Written by Sarah McBride

Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Florida, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

EDF responds to US Principles for High Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets

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Written by EcoMadres

Read the latest news from our EcoMadres program.

EDF's filed testimony for the NC Utilities Commission regarding Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan

Environmental Defense Fund and co-authors released new research that may prove beneficial to resource managers, aimed at evaluating and implementing actions to improve the Mississippi River Basin’s overall health and resilience. Based on this research, we are sharing a comprehensive framework that can be used to effectively manage the Mississippi River Basin.

The post New research could help resource managers improve the health and resilience of the Mississippi River Basin first appeared on Growing Returns.

As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, landowners and water managers are increasingly turning to the Groundwater Accounting Platform as a data-driven tool that enables them to track water availability and usage with user-friendly dashboards and workflows. The platform, which EDF has helped developed alongside partners in California, is now available throughout the western United States to support sustainable groundwater management practices. 

Written by Austyn Gaffney

Indoor air quality is top of mind for parents and caregivers across the globe because poor indoor air negatively impacts human health and well-being. Meet the advocates, nonprofits, and design labs that are tackling this problem at its source.

By Daniel Whittle Chronic power outages, food disruptions and climate-related disasters have become commonplace across the Caribbean. But amidst these challenges, there’s room for optimism. Increased funding, growing awareness, supportive policies and community leadership offer an opportunity for rebuilding and strengthening resilience in the Caribbean and small island developing states, or SIDS,  around the world. […]

The post Building resilience in small island states: what to expect at the 4th SIDS conference appeared first on Energy Exchange.

Written by Almeta Cooper

Dr. Dana Fisher sat down with Moms Clean Air Force to talk about civic engagement, climate resilience, President Biden's success with incremental policymaking, and what keeps her feeling optimistic.

By Peri Rosenstein and Nicole Jenkins Methane emissions are a potent greenhouse gas, warming the climate more than 80 times faster than carbon dioxide on a 20-year timescale. Rapidly and significantly reducing methane is the most effective way to reduce the rate of warming, especially over the next few decades.  Agriculture is responsible for 40% […]

The post Closing the enteric methane emissions innovation gap: A call for funding high-quality research first appeared on Growing Returns.

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that significantly reduced federal wetlands protections, leaving America’s wetlands at greater risk of development and degradation. The case of Sackett v. EPA was decided 9-0 in favor of the Sacketts, a couple from Idaho that filled in wetlands to build on their property near Priest […]

The post One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back federal wetland protections. Here are the impacts so far. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

This Memorial Day weekend, we're thinking about how to make our summer travel plans a little more climate-friendly.

“The very future of our state is at stake,” say concerned signers, uniting in a call for continued restoration and protection NEW ORLEANS (May 22, 2024) — More than 200 businesses, organizations and individuals from across Louisiana have signed an open letter expressing urgent concerns about recent shifts in the state’s coastal program. The letter, released today as the start of another hurricane season draws near, highlights the high stakes for communities, the economy and the state’s world-renowned Sportsman’s Paradise ...

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The post More than 200 businesses, organizations and individuals from around the state urge commitment to Louisiana’s successful coastal program appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

“The very future of our state is at stake,” say concerned signers, uniting in a call for continued restoration and protection NEW ORLEANS (May 22, 2024) — More than 200 businesses, organizations and individuals from across Louisiana have signed an open letter expressing urgent concerns about recent shifts in the state’s coastal program. The letter, released today as the start of another hurricane season draws near, highlights the high stakes for communities, the economy and the state’s world-renowned Sportsman’s Paradise ...

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Written by Alexandra Zissu

A new rule has the potential to cut pollution from pipelines across the U.S. by modernization and improved oversight. But it has been significantly delayed.

Ten of the nation’s leading health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, plan to go to court to defend EPA’s pollution standards for new heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks and buses.

(This post was co-authored by EDF’s Peter Zalzal) When organic waste ends up in landfills, it produces methane — a powerful climate pollutant —as it decomposes. In the U.S., landfills are our third largest source of methane and a major driver of climate change. They also emit large amounts of health-harming and even cancer-causing pollution, […]

The post Advanced methane technologies can strengthen new landfill pollution limits appeared first on Climate 411.

(This post was co-authored by EDF’s Peter Zalzal) When organic waste ends up in landfills, it produces methane — a powerful climate pollutant —as it decomposes. In the U.S., landfills are our third largest source of methane and a major driver of climate change. They also emit large amounts of health-harming and even cancer-causing pollution, […]

The post Advanced methane technologies can strengthen new landfill pollution limits appeared first on Climate 411.