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REPORT: Half of Oil Majors’ Production Not Subject to Their Climate Targets

November 17, 2022
Press Release
Joint Action: Catalyzing Methane Emission Reduction at Oil and Gas Joint Ventures

November 17, 2022
By Andrew Baxter
On EDF+Business : Environmental Defense Fund
EDF: Industry should pay fair share of fees to fund EPA’s TSCA program

November 16, 2022
Press Release
EPA greenlights 21 states’ SRF plans to fund LSL replacement projects

November 16, 2022
By Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals Initiative
On EDF Health : Chemical Concerns
Making the invisible loss of nitrogen visible, for farm and future

November 15, 2022
By Giada Mannino
On EDF+Business : Environmental Defense Fund
What the natural gas industry is missing about the energy transition

November 15, 2022
By Sudhanshu Mathur
On EDF+Business : Environmental Defense Fund
New footage confirms Canada needs stronger methane protections

November 15, 2022
Press Release
The LSLR Collaborative’s new guide helps communities design equitable lead service line replacement programs

November 15, 2022
By EDF Blogs
On EDF Health : Chemical Concerns
One year later: What’s next for the bipartisan infrastructure law’s historic investments in new climate tech?

November 15, 2022
By Chandler Green
On Climate 411 : Blogging the science and policy of global warming
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November 15, 2022
By Cassie Huang
On EDF+Business : Environmental Defense Fund
A View from Above: Join us for a Flyover Along the Mississippi River

November 14, 2022
By rchauvin
On Delta Dispatches : America needs the delta. Now, more than ever.
California State Assembly Leadership Set to Continue Legacy of Ambitious Climate Action

November 14, 2022
Press Release
Anti-androgenic chemicals as a class of related substances with cumulative toxicological effects

November 14, 2022
By Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals Initiative
On EDF Health : Chemical Concerns
At COP27, Chile, New Zealand Representatives Express Support for Potential Collaboration in Climate Action Teams

November 12, 2022
Press Release
President Biden Announces New Initiatives at COP27 to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Tackling Climate Change

November 11, 2022
Press Release

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