Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director, and Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Independent Consultant. In the fall of 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bought 10 samples of carrageenan from 5 companies sold through internet-only retailers to test for three heavy metals – lead, arsenic (total and inorganic), and cadmium. The agency published the results on […]

EDF's statement on the International Maritime Organisation's draft initial greenhouse gas strategy that calls on international shipping to reduce total annual GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050.

Statement of Eric Holst, Associate Vice President of Working Lands at Environmental Defense Fund

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North Carolina legislators are preparing for the next natural disaster – "a daunting but necessary reality."

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A new investment tool from Credit Suisse aims to bolster investment in the recovery of global fish populations. Environmental Defense Fund Q&A with Namrita Kapur, Managing Director at EDF+Business and Ian Murdock, Risk and Finance Data Analyst at Credit Suisse Overfishing endangers ocean ecosystems and the billions of people who rely on seafood for their […]

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This lethal chemical has caused deaths across the country for decades. But South Carolina's Senators are working to protect you from its devastating effects. Regional.

This lethal chemical has caused deaths across the country for decades. But South Carolina's Senators are working to protect you from its devastating effects. Regional.

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This was written by Richard Denison, Ph.D. The post originally appeared on EDF Health. EDF has learned from sources across the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its political appointees are taking steps to systematically dismantle the agency’s ability to conduct broad risk reviews of chemicals and effectively...

A new study from the Western Regional Air Partnership — a collaboration of state, tribal, and local air agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, federal land managers, and other local stakeholders — finds methane emissions from New Mexico’s oil and gas facilities are higher than previous estimates and notes regulations could help address the problem. The […]

A new study from the Western Regional Air Partnership — a collaboration of state, tribal, and local air agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, federal land managers, and other local stakeholders — finds methane emissions from New Mexico’s oil and gas facilities are higher than previous estimates and notes regulations could help address the problem. The […]

A new study from the Western Regional Air Partnership — a collaboration of state, tribal, and local air agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, federal land managers, and other local stakeholders — finds methane emissions from New Mexico’s oil and gas facilities are higher than previous estimates and notes regulations could help address the problem. The […]

A new study from the Western Regional Air Partnership — a collaboration of state, tribal, and local air agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, federal land managers, and other local stakeholders — finds methane emissions from New Mexico’s oil and gas facilities are higher than previous estimates and notes regulations could help address the problem. The […]