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As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) undergoes its third program review, it is critical that the program scale its ambition to both meet the demands of the climate crisis and to fully capitalize on the cost-saving potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Ensuring ambitious reductions …

This blog was co-authored by Lulu August, State Climate Policy Intern This month marks five years since New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law. At the time of its enactment in 2019, the groundbreaking climate law set New York apart as a national and global climate leader. Indeed,

Environmental Defense Fund plans to go to court in support of EPA’s actions to strengthen the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program – a vital source of public information about dangerous climate pollution from significant sources, including methane pollution from landfills.

Watch this TED Talk by EDF’s Millie Chu Baird to learn more about this groundbreaking project.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously denied an attempt by Republican Attorneys General and fossil fuel industry parties to block EPA’s protections limiting climate pollution from power plants.

Statement from Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy

New Jersey State legislators today introduced a bill that requires warehouses, ports and other high-traffic facilities to take necessary steps to reduce health-harming pollution.

A divided 5-to-4 Supreme Court today granted pre-judgment stay applications to block a critically important Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing interstate smog pollution and improving public health.

Court Ruling Puts Millions of People at Risk from Potentially Deadly Air Pollution

Statement from Andy Darrell, Senior Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund

Analysis from EDF reveals how Jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credits are set to increase in price by 2028. The report is powered by data from MSCI Carbon Markets, and is intended to empower forest nations with insights to more equitably negotiate JREDD+ contracts with buyers.

Analysis of a new jurisdictional REDD+ pricing guide for tropical forests nations by Environmental Defense Fund.

Statement from Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense Fund

Hurricanes are obviously destructive, but they also carry a hidden danger — toxic chemicals in the air and water.

To better understand the disproportionate burden associated with warehouses and other major truck-attracting facilities in New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund deployed a peer-reviewed framework called Proximity Mapping, which helps identify communities living close to facilities of concern.

A report released Tuesday, June 18, 2024 by Environmental Defense Fund and the Coalition for Healthy Ports NY/NJ traces the growth of mega-warehouses in New Jersey and associated pollution from diesel trucks across New Jersey.

On May 28, the Environmental Defense Fund, along with several other parties, filed expert testimony with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) in North Carolina’s Carbon Plan proceeding. The outcome of these regulatory proceedings, which include hearings over the summer and a Commission order by end of year, will shape over $100 billion in long-term …

Environmental Defense Fund is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject attempts to block EPA protections against climate pollution from power plants.

The strengthened Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will save American families money on gas and strengthen U.S. energy security while helping to reduce harmful pollution.

Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

(This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite …

A broad coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, will help defend EPA’s updated and strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards against a court challenge.

The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are the most ambitious environmental laws in U.S. history — and already, they’re improvin

EDF's filed testimony for the NC Utilities Commission regarding Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan

North Carolina’s Carbon Plan proceedings will shape over $100 billion in long-term investments proposed by Duke Energy, and ultimately largely paid for by North Carolina electricity customers. This is a huge decision point for the state’s energy future.