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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.

As California faces an unpredictable water future, policy makers and water managers across the state are seeking solutions to build resilience into our water supply system. Groundwater recharge is an excellent tool to replenish depleted aquifers and bank water for future use. In addition to helping water managers balance their water budget, groundwater recharge also provides an opportunity to create habitat for wildlife. This guide highlights recharge basin management strategies that create wildlife habitat and provide operational benefits to basin managers.

A National Survey of African American Adults.

Single page summary of EDF's farm finance report.

One-page summary of EDF's NASDA report.

Petition for review of the final actions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission entitled Order on Rehearing, 169 FERC ¶ 61,134, issued November 21, 2019 (attached as Exhibit A hereto), and Order Issuing Certificates, 164 FERC ¶ 61,085, issued August 3, 2018

Fossil fuel producers in North Dakota are wasting energy resources in the form of methane.In doing so, they’re harming the climate, public health, and the economy.

PFAS are a class of widely used chemicals that have been found in our food.

Read as EDF works to reduce exposure to lead, arsenic, and cadmium, as these are the heavy metals most commonly found in food.

EDF partnered with researchers to deploy a network of 100 low cost black carbon sensors across West Oakland for 100 days in the summer of 2017.

How members of the 100x100 team brought their varied experiences to the project

EDF's report, Toxic Consequences, highlights the Trump administration's major threats to the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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.

How EDF estimated annual methane emissions from oil and gas sites in New Mexico.

Updated EDF analysis shows that New Mexico’s upstream oil and gas problem with methane waste and pollution has persisted and grown.

After years of hard work and difficult negotiations, a historic seven-state agreement to conserve Colorado River water is facing its last hurdle: Congress. March 23, 2019 op-ed by EDF's David Festa in The Hill.

An updated report sheds light on the natural gas wasted on Navajo Nation lands, and offers recommendations for this problem and its negative effects.

Learn how New York City could modernize transit for faster commutes & reduced greenhouse gases. EDF Engage is hosted by Miriam Horn. This episode was recorded on February 28, 2019.

This whitepaper from Evolved Energy Research builds on previous EDF analysis, which examines the current and future carbon inventories for the state of Colorado, addressing two topics: wedge analysis & potential policy levers, and carbon policy discussion.

Ortho-phthalates (phthalates) are a class of chemicals commonly found in many types of food. Here's why we should be paying more attention to them.

Study co-authored by EDF of the potential for Environmental Impact Bonds (EIB) to accelerate wetland restoration investments.

Competition challenged the world’s top experts to create innovative plans for rebuilding the Delta’s wetlands.

Perchlorate is one of approximately 10,000 chemicals allowed for use in food and food packaging – and it’s also an ingredient in rocket fuel.

Clean Energy Florida works to catalyze clean energy growth, adoption, and investment across the state of Florida.

With a public transit system that’s falling apart, New York threatens to increase its transportation emissions – just as we should be moving to aggressively cut pollution. Congestion pricing can help. Piece by Andy Darrell, EDF's New York Regional Director.