Written by Elizabeth Bechard

The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program encourages people to make scientific information more accessible to historically marginalized communities, and to reimagine solutions for a just, healthy planet.

New EDF research reveals there's hope for preserving Arctic summer sea ice for future generations.

By Kelsey Robinson New EDF-led research is bringing new hope to the prospect of preserving the Arctic’s summer sea ice, which has been declining rapidly due to rising temperatures. Sea ice levels today are at their lowest point since record-keeping first began and at this current loss rate, summer sea ice could practically vanish by […]

Check out EDF’s newest study: “The value of early methane mitigation in preserving Arctic summer sea ice.” Available now in Environmental Research Letters.

Written by Diane MacEachern

Gas prices were already on their way up when Russia invaded Ukraine. There are two ways to deal with the impact rising gas prices has on our pocketbooks and the air we breathe: drive less and drive more efficiently. Here are some ways to do both.

(This post was co-authored by Alex Song at the Institute for Policy Integrity at at NYU School of Law. You can also read it here.)  Should retirement plan managers be able to consider climate change and other financially relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their decisions? A recent analysis of public comments found […]

The post How a proposed Department of Labor rule would help protect retirement savings from climate risk appeared first on Climate 411.

(This post was co-authored by Alex Song at the Institute for Policy Integrity at at NYU School of Law. You can also read it here.)  Should retirement plan managers be able to consider climate change and other financially relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their decisions? A recent analysis of public comments found […]

The drive toward a zero-emission future logged another mile of progress after the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, representing a coalition of 16 states, the Province of Quebec, and Washington D.C. last week unveiled its draft action plan to put more electric trucks and buses on U.S. roads. The draft model action plan […]

The drive toward a zero-emission future logged another mile of progress after the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, representing a coalition of 16 states, the Province of Quebec, and Washington D.C. last week unveiled its draft action plan to put more electric trucks and buses on U.S. roads. The draft model action plan […]

The drive toward a zero-emission future logged another mile of progress after the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, representing a coalition of 16 states, the Province of Quebec, and Washington D.C. last week unveiled its draft action plan to put more electric trucks and buses on U.S. roads. The draft model action plan […]

The post States have an opportunity to be more ambitious in new “action plan” on zero-emission trucks, buses appeared first on Energy Exchange.

How California’s new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program aims to ensure communities and farmers are more involved in land and water use planning by making their engagement a requirement for funding recipients.

The post California’s new farmland repurposing program requires community engagement. This guide describes how. first appeared on Growing Returns.

How California’s new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program aims to ensure communities and farmers are more involved in land and water use planning by making their engagement a requirement for funding recipients.

The post California’s new farmland repurposing program requires community engagement. This guide describes how. first appeared on Growing Returns.

A new report from Environmental Defense Fund reveals that the global shipping and port industry is susceptible to billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and trade disruption from climate change impacts.

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