Reports and publications
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To evaluate health equity and environmental justice concerns, Environmental Defense Fund and American University’s Center for Environmental Policy analyzed more than 3,400 LSL replacements (LSLRs) conducted in Washington, DC between 2009 and 2018.
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What’s increasing global methane levels? New research examines role of U.S. shale gas.
Type: Column/Article
Date: March 9, 2020
What’s increasing global methane levels? New research examines role of U.S. shale gas.
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Letter signed by EDF and 38 other organizations to state and federal lawmakers in New York and New Jersey with recommendations for improving the US Army Corps of Engineers New York New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NYNJHATS).
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Climate-Proofing Agriculture and Adding Value to the Industry, with EDF
Type: Column/Article
Date: February 26, 2020
Farmers are the original environmentalists. For generations, they’ve tended the land, kept track of its health and put their hearts, backs and livelihoods into keeping it productive. But in an era of climate change and extreme weather events, it’s going to take new allies and new tactics to help farmers in that mission, and the National Corn Growers Association has found an important partner in an unexpected place. In this episode, NCGA CEO Jon Doggett and Environmental Defense Fund Senior VP of Ecosystems David Festa discuss the common ground they’ve discovered in helping growers weather storms, grow their profits and reduce their impact on the environment. They’re joined as well by NCGA VP of Production and Sustainability Nathan Fields.
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3 paths philanthropy must take now to tackle climate change
Type: Column/Article
Date: February 20, 2020
Success means preserving the stable climate system on which life as we know it depends. We see three critical paths for philanthropy to take on this problem, and all three must be advanced simultaneously.
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Letter from the International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation to the Members of the ICAO Council on CORSIA Offset Program Eligibility for the First Round of Emissions Unit Program Applications
Type: Letter
Date: February 13, 2020
Letter from the International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation (ICSA) to the Members of the ICAO Council on CORSIA Offset Program Eligibility for the First Round of Emissions Unit Program Applications
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Letter from the International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation to the Members of the ICAO Council on CORSIA Offset Program Eligibility for the First Round of Emissions Unit Program Applications
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One-page summary of EDF’s NASDA report.
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Single page summary of EDF’s farm finance report.
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How oil & gas states did (and did not) protect land and water in 2019
Type: Column/Article
Date: February 6, 2020
EDF believes this process of continuous improvement is foundational for protecting land, water and communities from development-related impacts. That’s why we track what states are up to on a consistent basis.