Reports and publications
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Now is the time for Congress to take action to help people, nature and agriculture prosper in a changing climate.
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Does new NOAA study really show that methane emissions have been overestimated? No.
Type: Column/Article
Date: May 17, 2019
Does new NOAA study really show that methane emissions have been overestimated? No.
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13 major companies call on Congress to accelerate climate legislation. Here's why
Type: Column/Article
Date: May 15, 2019
Individual corporate action, no matter how big, won’t solve this great climate crisis. We need companies to lead, not follow, Congress. That’s why it’s big news that 13 major companies have now joined four nonprofit organizations, including Environmental Defense Fund, to form the core of a new effort to push for climate policy.
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How are we tracking the chemical fire’s toll on the physical and mental well-being of people in Houston and surrounding counties, and how can we work to develop tailored interventions to help people in the aftermath of large-scale disasters?
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New currents of cooperation on California’s wicked water problems
Type: Column/Article
Date: May 14, 2019
Article on New currents of cooperation on California’s wicked water problems in CalMatters
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Learn about the growing signs of climate change, its adverse impacts, and what EDF and others are doing in response.
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America’s prairie once supported an abundance of wildlife. Then it became the world’s breadbasket. EDF is helping restoring the balance between agriculture and the environment.
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Nitrogen Management in North Carolina Agriculture: Results from Five Years of On-Farm Research
Type: Report
Date: April 25, 2019
EDF report provides the most comprehensive data set ever collected about on-farm nitrogen management practices in North Carolina, to identify fertilizer solutions that increase operational resilience and improve economic and environmental outcomes.
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Scientists identify opportunities to better understand oilfield wastewater
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 17, 2019
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.
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Learn about the growing signs of climate change, its adverse impacts, and what EDF and others are doing in response.