Reports and publications
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Three brilliant young environmental leaders - a litigator, an entrepreneur, and an advocate - discuss Gen Z’s impact in the 2020 elections and beyond.
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Recapturing U.S. Leadership on Climate: Setting an Ambitious and Credible Nationally Determined Contribution
Type: Report
Date: March 2, 2021
This EDF report demonstrates how a bold 50% emissions reduction is achievable through multiple policy pathways – and that charting an ambitious path on climate is essential for growing a strong, clean U.S. economy.
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Washington state moves closer to comprehensive climate policy, strengthening its climate leadership
Type: Column/Article
Date: March 1, 2021
The Washington Legislature has just advanced ambitious climate policy that would make the state the second in the nation to place an enforceable, declining limit on climate pollution from the largest-emitting sectors of its economy.
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Florida can establish a meaningful and unified resilience effort that creates a safer, more prosperous and equitable future for all communities.
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Op-ed by EDF’s Vanessa Puig-Williams in the Austin American-Statesman on Beneath the Surface, a new report on the landscape of groundwater mangement in Texas, and the need for more holistic groundwater management in the state.
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Federal economic development support for coal communities: A case study of the Athens, Ohio region
Type: Report
Date: February 3, 2021
This case study from Resources for the Future examines whether, and to what extent, federal economic development assistance has supported the region in and around Athens County, Ohio.
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EDF plan to develop a scientific foundation for improved adaptive management.
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EDF provides a fishery status evaluation and roadmap for reform in the face of climate change.
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Clean trucks can deliver Biden’s goals for climate, jobs, equity
Type: Column/Article
Date: January 22, 2021
To achieve its goal, the Biden administration should put the United States on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.
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Hear leaders from Environmental Defense Fund discuss the window of opportunity we have now to make a meaningful difference for the future of our climate and the health of our families and communities – while helping to build a more equitable and prosperous America for all.