Why this new program is so critical to San Joaquin Valley's water.

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EDF and coalition of physicians, scientists, and public health and environmental organizations petition FDA to set strict new limits on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and plastics that contact food.

On today’s episode, Jacques and Simone interview author Mary Ann Sternberg who has written a number of books, articles, essays and more about Louisiana’s unique places and people. Mary Ann discusses her writing, how Louisiana’s environment has inspired it and highlights some experiences that provided a unique vantage point of the Mighty Mississippi. Learn more about Mary Ann and her writing at https://www.maryannsternberg.com/.     Listen Now:

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On today’s episode, Jacques and Simone interview author Mary Ann Sternberg who has written a number of books, articles, essays and more about Louisiana’s unique places and people. Mary Ann discusses her writing, how Louisiana’s environment has inspired it and highlights some experiences that provided a unique vantage point of the Mighty Mississippi. Learn more about Mary Ann and her writing at https://www.maryannsternberg.com/.     Listen Now:

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Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air Act

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In an article in the New York Times, two Moms Clean Air Force state organizers, Karin Stein of Iowa, and Hazel Chandler of Arizona, are quoted about a groundbreaking new air pollution study.

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Moms Clean Air Force Florida Organizer, Yaritza Perez, wrote this op-ed for Newsweek urging policymakers to finalize the strongest and most comprehensive rules to protect our families from all sources of oil and gas methane pollution.

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La EPA debe establecer las normas más exigentes e integrales posibles, para proteger a nuestras familias de toda fuente de contaminación por metano proveniente del petróleo y del gas, sin dejar por fuera los pozos pequeños ni la quema de gas habitual. Exigimos justicia en cada aliento. 

Public support is overwhelming for the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule addressing the consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and allowing proxy voting in retirement plans, according to a new report by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and Environmental Defense Fund.

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Methane emissions are a major source of climate pollution, and methane emissions pose major health risks to our families. The comment period for EPA’s proposed methane rules closes in just one week. Speak out today!

UN climate agency’s upcoming review puts a spotlight on Paris Agreement implementation  This post was co-authored by Maggie Ferrato, Senior Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund In the wake of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, it’s clear that current climate targets are not enough to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, despite dozens of updated […]

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UN climate agency’s upcoming review puts a spotlight on Paris Agreement implementation  This post was co-authored by Maggie Ferrato, Senior Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund In the wake of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, it’s clear that current climate targets are not enough to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, despite dozens of updated […]

UN climate agency’s upcoming review puts a spotlight on Paris Agreement implementation  This post was co-authored by Maggie Ferrato, Senior Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund In the wake of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, it’s clear that current climate targets are not enough to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, despite dozens of updated […]

Today, Carbon Mapper and Environmental Defense Fund released insights generated from three years of airborne surveys (conducted between 2019 and 2021) using advanced remote sensing technology to pinpoint, quantify, and track methane emissions from oil and gas production facilities in the Permian Basin across Texas and New Mexico.