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Tom Neltner is Chemicals Policy Director and Michelle Harvey and Maricel Maffini are consultants In June 2017, EDF released Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat. The report examined a decade’s worth of data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and found lead detected in 20% of baby food samples compared to 14% for […]

Tom Neltner is Chemicals Policy Director and Michelle Harvey and Maricel Maffini are consultants In June 2017, EDF released Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat. The report examined a decade’s worth of data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and found lead detected in 20% of baby food samples compared to 14% for […]

Tom Neltner is Chemicals Policy Director and Michelle Harvey and Maricel Maffini are consultants In June 2017, EDF released Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat. The report examined a decade’s worth of data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and found lead detected in 20% of baby food samples compared to 14% for […]

By Jon Goldstein and Colin Leyden  This May, ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company, announced targets to limit methane waste from its global operations. We’ve also seen commitments to cut methane from a range of leading companies like BP and others. But as more companies step forward with methane targets, it […]

By Jon Goldstein and Colin Leyden  This May, ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company, announced targets to limit methane waste from its global operations. We’ve also seen commitments to cut methane from a range of leading companies like BP and others. But as more companies step forward with methane targets, it […]

By Jon Goldstein and Colin Leyden  This May, ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company, announced targets to limit methane waste from its global operations. We’ve also seen commitments to cut methane from a range of leading companies like BP and others. But as more companies step forward with methane targets, it […]

North Carolina faces a choice. Will we treat hog farming as a zero-sum game and pit farmers against their neighbors ? Or do we work toward solutions together?

North Carolina faces a choice. Will we treat hog farming as a zero-sum game and pit farmers against their neighbors ? Or do we work toward solutions together?

Written by Diane MacEachern

I’ve watched many climate disasters unfold from afar. But when the latest one happened, in Ellicott City, Maryland, I was trapped right in the middle of it. Ellicott City is a former mill town that brimmed with quaint cafes, wonderful art galleries, and adorable boutiques. I...

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This is a Moms Clean Air Force exclusive interview with Mayor Francis X. Suarez of the city of Miami, Florida: What is unique about protecting the City of Miami’s natural resources? Miami features one of the most diverse and vibrant ecosystems in the world. We have...

The Senate farm bill, scheduled for markup this week, will modernize the measurement of conservation practices and their contribution to farm productivity. It demonstrates strong bipartisan commitment to conservation programs.

A round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration   1) Restoring the coast for PEOPLE. In NPR’s “Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast,” Travis Lux chats with coastal supporter and Plaquemines Parish resident, Albertine Kimble, about the need for sediment diversions—calling them “the salvation of Plaquemines Parish.” Watch our own interview with Albertine on the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion projects below. Albertine Kimble, Plaquemines Parish Resident   2) Restoring the coast for WILDLIFE. David ...

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A round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration   1) Restoring the coast for PEOPLE. In NPR’s “Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast,” Travis Lux chats with coastal supporter and Plaquemines Parish resident, Albertine Kimble, about the need for sediment diversions—calling them “the salvation of Plaquemines Parish.” Watch our own interview with Albertine on the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion projects below. Albertine Kimble, Plaquemines Parish Resident   2) Restoring the coast for WILDLIFE. David ...

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Listen to a special episode of Delta Dispatches! Recorded live from State of the Coast 2018, host Jacques Hebert moderates a panel of expert coastal communicators that represent all facets of coastal: the state, NGOs, journalists, and filmmakers! Members of the panel include: Mark Schleifstein (The Times-Picayune), Chuck Perrodin (CPRA), Amy Wold (The Water Institute of the Gulf) and Brian Boyles (Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities). Tune in next week to hear the second half of this fascinating conversation!   ...

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Listen to a special episode of Delta Dispatches! Recorded live from State of the Coast 2018, host Jacques Hebert moderates a panel of expert coastal communicators that represent all facets of coastal: the state, NGOs, journalists, and filmmakers! Members of the panel include: Mark Schleifstein (The Times-Picayune), Chuck Perrodin (CPRA), Amy Wold (The Water Institute of the Gulf) and Brian Boyles (Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities). Tune in next week to hear the second half of this fascinating conversation!   ...

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Proposed bill strips away environmental rights of NC children and families, while expanding legal protections for poorly managed hog farms. Regional. C4.

Proposed bill strips away environmental rights of NC children and families, while expanding legal protections for poorly managed hog farms. Regional. C4.

Pennsylvania joins growing lists of states reducing methane emissions from oil and gas facilities.

At Chevron’s annual general meeting last week, a shareholder resolution calling on the company to improve its methane management and disclosure received a 45% vote. This strong vote follows a majority vote at Range Resources, where 50.3% of voting shareholders supported a similar methane disclosure resolution (up from just 20% in 2013). Oil and gas […]