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EDF and partners show how financial insights can help farmers know what to expect from adopting conservation practices.

Aerial survey findings underscore flaring’s role in the region’s outsized methane problem.

Fisheries Research Center, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, IPB University, and EDF explore how Indonesia can address climate impact on fisheries.

A federal district court ruled today that the Trump administration was wrong to issue its Censored Science Rule without following proper procedures, and said that its decision also “casts into significant doubt” whether the rule has any legal basis at all.

Las instalaciones terrestres de petróleo y gas emiten 10 veces más metano de lo reportado, lo que representa una pérdida de 4.000 millones de pesos al año.

Onshore oil & gas facilities emit 10 times more methane than Mexico’s government reports. Emissions from burning natural gas represent $200M revenue loss.

Scientists are urging global policymakers to think of fish as a solution to food insecurity and malnutrition in a newly-published paper in Ambio.

The Trump EPA will announce the withdrawal of bans on high-risk uses of the chemicals methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and N-methylpyrrolidone.

Health and environmental groups are asking a court to reject the Trump administration’s just-finalized Censored Science rule because it threatens the health and safety of Americans and was imposed with an unduly hasty – and illegal – timeframe.

Statement of EDF Senior Attorney Ben Levitan – January 5, 2021

EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

EDF study shows urban gas leaks are a climate problem in Europe with a clear technology solution.

Proposed pollution rules in New Mexico must be strengthened to protect the state's public health and climate.

Trump EPA shows disdain for public input and scientific experts, and willingness to do industry bidding with draft of risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane.

Confronting climate change has never been more urgent. EDF's generous grant of $100 million from the Bezos Earth Fund comes at a critical moment.

National Academy of Sciences grant to EDF will support mapping of at-risk facilities and efforts to mitigate pollution through natural infrastructure.

A poll of the Detroit area by WE ACT for Environmental Justice also shows differences between Black and white residents on environmental justice issues.

A new poll by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and EDF reveals that many white Americans don’t recognize the higher levels of pollution in Black, Latino and low-income neighborhoods.

EDF is partnering with the Houston and Harris County to expand pollution monitoring capability and identify facilities that most threaten public health.

EDF and partners will develop OpenET to enable U.S. farmers and water managers to track water consumption using data from satellites and weather stations.

A new collaboration effort aimed to harness the transformative power of new technologies to give people knowledge for tackling air pollution in the Mexican capital was announced today by the Mexico City Government, the Megalopolis Commission for Environment and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Wildfire smoke is one of many ways climate change is impacting public health.

A study to examine oysters in Myanmar reveals alarming findings: widespread presence of human bacterial pathogens and human-derived microdebris materials.

Persistent emissions problem requires urgent action by industry, regulators

Shipping accounts for three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Without urgent climate action, these emissions are set to at least double by 2050.