A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration “Vanishing Paradise.” This short film by the organization of the same name explores the coast through the lens of Louisiana’s sportsmen and women. Ryan Schaefer of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation describes the price of doing nothing as, “the very docks and marinas from which we launch our boats today, will be the reefs we catch fish on tomorrow.” Check out this short film and, along with exploring our land loss ...

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A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration “Vanishing Paradise.” This short film by the organization of the same name explores the coast through the lens of Louisiana’s sportsmen and women. Ryan Schaefer of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation describes the price of doing nothing as, “the very docks and marinas from which we launch our boats today, will be the reefs we catch fish on tomorrow.” Check out this short film and, along with exploring our land loss ...

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By Xixi Chen, manager, EDF+Business  This week, President Trump's administration announced plans to cut the Department of Energy’s (DOE) renewable energy and energy efficiency program budgets by 72 percent, according to a leaked draft of the DOE budget for fiscal year 2019. This is the second major blow to the renewable energy industry, coming only days after Trump […]

By Xixi Chen, manager, EDF+Business  This week, President Trump's administration announced plans to cut the Department of Energy’s (DOE) renewable energy and energy efficiency program budgets by 72 percent, according to a leaked draft of the DOE budget for fiscal year 2019. This is the second major blow to the renewable energy industry, coming only days after Trump […]

By Xixi Chen, manager, EDF+Business  This week, President Trump's administration announced plans to cut the Department of Energy’s (DOE) renewable energy and energy efficiency program budgets by 72 percent, according to a leaked draft of the DOE budget for fiscal year 2019. This is the second major blow to the renewable energy industry, coming only days after Trump […]

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This is a Moms Clean Air Force exclusive interview with Coral Gables, Florida, City Commissioner  Vince C. Lago. Commissioner Lago has spearheaded a multitude of legislative initiatives that encourage the City to be at the forefront of sustainability. He is dedicated to transportation planning and is committed...

Today is World Wetlands Day! The theme this year, “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future,” hits very close to home. After all, New Orleans is a coastal city! Our surrounding wetlands create a vital line of defense against storm surge and rising seas. To celebrate World Wetlands Day, keep reading to learn a little more about our critical wetlands and what you can do to protect them. Is New Orleans really a coastal city? Our coast loses a football field ...

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Today is World Wetlands Day! The theme this year, “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future,” hits very close to home. After all, New Orleans is a coastal city! Our surrounding wetlands create a vital line of defense against storm surge and rising seas. To celebrate World Wetlands Day, keep reading to learn a little more about our critical wetlands and what you can do to protect them. Is New Orleans really a coastal city? Our coast loses a football field ...

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We as a nation have not done nearly enough to proactively lessen the devastation caused by storms and flooding, which will only worsen with climate change, and our ability to bounce back — our resilience — needs vast improvement.

President Trump announced the outline of his long awaited infrastructure plan during his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. While broad bipartisan support exists for addressing the nation’s infrastructure needs, how to fund the $1.5 trillion plan continues to be a significant point of contention. The president’s remarks confirmed rumors that have swirled […]

At EDF, we recently gained access to some newly-released emails that provide a troubling glimpse of the efforts to remove information about climate change from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website. The emails were released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and center on EPA’s website purge of April 2017. They indicate that […]

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At EDF, we recently gained access to some newly-released emails that provide a troubling glimpse of the efforts to remove information about climate change from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website. The emails were released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and center on EPA’s website purge of April 2017. They indicate that […]