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EPA Administrator Michael Regan to Step Down at End of This Month

The newly established Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) represents more than just another funding mechanism – it’s an opportunity to reimagine how climate finance can work better for countries already experiencing the extreme impacts of climate change.   As the Fund prepares for its “start-up phase” in 2025, it has the potential to …

Climate Resilience Maturity Model Will Help Illinois Utilities Prepare for Climate, Severe Weather

Russell Vought is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. He has plans to greatly expand the powers of the president, detailed, in his own words, in Project 2025 and beyond. 

From clean energy expansions to a major electoral victory, here are five big environmental wins in 2024 to give you hope.

National oil companies dominate industry methane emissions; enlisting them to clean up requires understanding the governments that manage them.

Statement from Andy Darrell, Senior Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund

EDF Statement from Amanda Leland, Executive Director

With each passing year, communities across New Mexico feel the mounting and undeniable pressures from climate change. Twice in two years, 25% of New Mexico’s communities faced severe wildfires. In 2022, the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires burned for five months, destroying over 630 homes in three northern counties, with damages exceeding $4 billion.

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Program, also known as RAF, was launched in January 2022 by Farmers Business Network in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund. The pilot year of the RAF program included 48 corn, wheat and soybean farmers seeking access to lower interest rates on operating loans by achieving standards for soil health and nitrogen …

With budget reconciliation looming, it is critical that companies advocate to Members of Congress on the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act to their businesses and investments.

The recent US election marks a shift in government and new approaches to climate policy.

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Program, also known as RAF, was launched in January 2022 by Farmers Business Network in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund.

In a new video, Lauren Johnson explains how companies can integrate a just transition into corporate sustainability work.

Nitrous oxide might not make the news like carbon dioxide, but it’s a powerful hidden force behind the extreme, climate-driven weather we’re experiencing. This super-pollutant is the third most significant greenhouse gas, with a warming impact almost 300 times greater than carbon dioxide. Lowering it is essential for avoiding the most dangerous climate impacts. The …

EPA Clears Way for California Clean Car Standards

Department of Energy Study On Environmental and Economic Impacts of U.S. Natural Gas Exports Shows Urgent Need to Cut Methane Pollution

What’s new: At the Urban 20 Mayors (U20) Summit, Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today. Air Tracker is an interactive, real-time mapping tool that uses trusted scientific models to track air pollution sources accurately. It combines air pollution and weather forecasting to reveal …

What’s new: A coalition of environmental and community groups, including EDF, Clean Water Action and EarthJustice, held a virtual town hall last month with New Jersey state lawmakers and residents to promote pending legislation that would limit harmful truck pollution near warehouses, ports and other high-traffic facilities. Attendees heard from state Assemblymembers Andrea Katz and …

2024 has been a significant year for the climate and air pollution crisis, both in terms of the mounting impacts and increased action. Extreme climate events like hurricanes and wildfires devastated communities around the world, forcing the issue to the forefront of public consciousness. Meanwhile countries, companies and communities took some noteworthy actions to track …

What’s new: Foreign Policy magazine hosted a Health Forum during the UN General Assembly last month in New York, where EDF’s Sarah Vogel explained how methane connects to health impacts. During her conversation with journalist Maggie Lake, Sarah discussed methane’s major sources–agriculture, oil and gas and waste–and its impacts on the climate. She also explained …

What’s New: Earlier this month, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Observatorio Mexicano de Emisiones de Metano (ObMEM) hosted a seminar-workshop to co-create a research agenda for understanding the health benefits of reducing methane and related emissions from Mexico’s oil and gas sector. The seminar brought together stakeholders from government, industry and civil society, including …

On September 7, for the 5th International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, EDF is highlighting how our cutting-edge tools are advancing the fight against air pollution in a new podcast episode, hosted by our China team. Reliable data on pollution sources is crucial, and that’s why we’ve developed Air Tracker—a free online tool …

By Adrienne Parks, Analyst, Community Engagement What’s new: A new tool from Environmental Defense Fund and partners is making it easier to connect clean air advocates with data to drive action. The Air Quality Data Directory is a filterable and searchable database of air pollution emissions datasets and associated tools intended to help demystify the …

What’s new: Our recent trip to Brazil in June gave EDF the opportunity to formalize partnerships with city and state officials in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as these megacities seek new ways to better track and address air pollution. Alex Franco, Sergio Sanchez and I also met with city experts, academics and community …