EDF Statement from Mandy Warner, Director, Climate & Clean Air Policy

Note: this is the second installment of a dialogue Q&A series with private equity investors following a methane summit EDF recently hosted for portfolio companies of EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) and Quantum Energy Partners. In his comments at EDF’s recent Private Equity Methane Summit, EIG President Randy Wade said, “We as an industry and […]

States face emissions gaps between 2030, 2025 climate targets and current policies. Limits on pollution are an essential part of a toolkit for closing the gap.

With an incoming Biden-Harris administration, many Americans are hopeful for a complete reversal of the Trump administration’s assault on climate and environmental progress at the federal level. While that change in federal leadership will be game-changing for the U.S., we cannot forget about the progress that state leaders have made on climate these last four years. […]

With an incoming Biden-Harris administration, many Americans are hopeful for a complete reversal of the Trump administration’s assault on climate and environmental progress at the federal level. While that change in federal leadership will be game-changing for the U.S., we cannot forget about the progress that state leaders have made on climate these last four years. […]

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Today, the Trump administration finalized a rushed and inadequate review of our national particle pollution standard – otherwise known as PM 2.5, or soot. They ignored public input and the latest body of health science, and decided to keep a weak standard in place. The decision by Trump’s EPA means that Americans – particularly Black, […]

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Today, the Trump administration finalized a rushed and inadequate review of our national particle pollution standard – otherwise known as PM 2.5, or soot. They ignored public input and the latest body of health science, and decided to keep a weak standard in place. The decision by Trump’s EPA means that Americans – particularly Black, […]

Today, the Trump administration finalized a rushed and inadequate review of our national particle pollution standard – otherwise known as PM 2.5, or soot. They ignored public input and the latest body of health science, and decided to keep a weak standard in place. The decision by Trump’s EPA means that Americans – particularly Black, […]

Written by Diane MacEachern

The Dalai Lama has issued a powerful manifesto that urges the world to confront climate change head on by working together "for the benefit of all human beings."

Trump Administration Decision on Soot Standard Exposes Americans to Dangerous Air Pollution

Recycling, career reinvention... and the double life of Vienna Teng

Cynthia Shih is the climate change activist and Director of Knowledge at mckinsey.org who's helping to redefine what recycling means for the 21st century.

Op-ed from EDF President Fred Krupp in the Washington Post argues that a window is opening for Biden to make good on such campaign promises as creating jobs, making the economy cleaner and more equitable, and confronting the threat of climate change.

Op-ed from EDF President Fred Krupp in the Washington Post argues that a window is opening for Biden to make good on such campaign promises as creating jobs, making the economy cleaner and more equitable, and confronting the threat of climate change.