When a California battery company officially moved its headquarters and manufacturing to Kentucky coal country last week, generous state tax subsidies certainly played a role – but so did something often lost in the debate about coal. Struggling coal mining towns offer an abundance of highly trained workers, many of whom are eager for new opportunities […]

When a California battery company officially moved its headquarters and manufacturing to Kentucky coal country last week, generous state tax subsidies certainly played a role – but so did something often lost in the debate about coal. Struggling coal mining towns offer an abundance of highly trained workers, many of whom are eager for new opportunities […]

In their overwhelming support for Brexit, UK fishermen were seeking to upend the status quo. But now that this message has been received, the next big challenge is not about the status quo, but about the state of quota. As the media, environmentalists and industry examine UK fisheries from every angle, the Q word keeps […]

In their overwhelming support for Brexit, UK fishermen were seeking to upend the status quo. But now that this message has been received, the next big challenge is not about the status quo, but about the state of quota. As the media, environmentalists and industry examine UK fisheries from every angle, the Q word keeps […]

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Written by Moms Clean Air Force

  Our Moms and Mayors Mama Summits are in full swing! We’re hosting Mama Summits in 11 cities, giving Moms across the nation the opportunity to work directly with local officials. Moms & Mayors resources give you the tools you need to work with your community’s...

Written by Katy Farber

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” ―Rachel Carson, Silent...

EDF Statement on the Meeting between the Wynne and Hartley Families and EPA Administrator Pruitt

Agriculture is on the front lines of a changing climate and increasing extreme weather.

Agriculture is on the front lines of a changing climate and increasing extreme weather.

Written by Molly Rauch

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) have drafted a proposal for overhauling the Clean Car Standards, which would freeze tailpipe pollution and fuel efficiency targets well below the target of 50 MPG by 2025. The proposal would literally put...

To understand the issues of land loss affecting Louisiana’s coast and the restoration solutions needed to address it, one needs only compare two neighboring basins on the coast. In the Atchafalaya Basin, lush, green fingers of land push out toward the Gulf of Mexico, building more and more acreage every year.  In the Terrebonne Basin to the east, land is rapidly disappearing at one of the highest rates on the planet. Why are there such stark differences between these two ...

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To understand the issues of land loss affecting Louisiana’s coast and the restoration solutions needed to address it, one needs only compare two neighboring basins on the coast. In the Atchafalaya Basin, lush, green fingers of land push out toward the Gulf of Mexico, building more and more acreage every year.  In the Terrebonne Basin to the east, land is rapidly disappearing at one of the highest rates on the planet. Why are there such stark differences between these two ...

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Written by Marcia G. Yerman

This story has all the makings of a David and Goliath narrative. A low-income community fights back against a big fossil fuel company that has chosen to site a fracking operation right near their school. Moreover, their neighborhood was chosen after another location – where...

As summer approaches in Texas, it may be hard to recall that just this January, temperatures hovered at or below freezing for as long as 64 straight hours. Texans used the most electricity ever over the course of one hour, setting a record in energy use as people reached for their thermostats and cranked the […]

As summer approaches in Texas, it may be hard to recall that just this January, temperatures hovered at or below freezing for as long as 64 straight hours. Texans used the most electricity ever over the course of one hour, setting a record in energy use as people reached for their thermostats and cranked the […]