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Key things we learned from studying methane in the nation’s largest oilfield
1 year 5 months ago
By Ben Hmiel and Jon Goldstein After three years of actively collecting methane emissions data in the Permian Basin, researchers have gained new insights that will make it easier to reduce emissions of the incredibly potent greenhouse gas methane. These insights are helping inform state and federal regulatory approaches at a critical time. Download the […]
EDF Blogs
Green shipping corridors: criteria for success
1 year 5 months ago
By Marie Hubatova After decades of sailing under the radar, international shipping and its climate impact is gradually getting more attention from other actors than just environmental non-governmental organizations. The shift has also been obvious at the most recent UN Climate Change Conferences. Last year in Glasgow, signatory countries of the Clydebank Declaration pledged to […]
EDF Blogs
U.S. signs global commitment to 100% zero-emission trucks, buses at COP27
1 year 5 months ago
By: Jason Mathers and Peter Zalzal The U.S. made an important commitment at COP27 yesterday that will help reduce climate and air pollution from the dirtiest vehicles on our roads and create a foundation for more ambitious action, which is urgently needed to reduce pollution from trucks and buses. Joining sixteen nations — as well […]
EDF Blogs
California is proposing a major investment in electric vehicle infrastructure: Here’s what you need to know
1 year 5 months ago
This summer, California made national news by adopting a rule that will require all new passenger vehicle sales to be zero emission by 2035. At the same time, the state is also considering a complementary rule to replace medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses to also be zero emissions. To support this transition, California will […]
Elizabeth B. Stein
Unreported pollution: What new research reveals about Canada’s methane problem
1 year 6 months ago
By Scott Seymour and Ari Pottens Canada has set arguably some of the most ambitious goals of any country when it comes to reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane. In addition to joining a global coalition of countries pledging to reduce 30% of their methane emissions, Canada has also vowed to reduce oil […]
EDF Blogs
First “orphan” well plugged as federal program gains momentum, more to be done
1 year 6 months ago
In the fall of 2021, after much effort by EDF and other stakeholders, Congress included $4.7 billion in funding as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to close as many “orphan” wells as possible, with a focus on leaky wells near communities. Last week, the first of these wells was plugged […]
Adam Peltz
Charging infrastructure is key for New Jersey fleets to electrify
1 year 6 months ago
This is the first installment of a two-part blog series about zero-emission truck and bus charging infrastructure in New Jersey. Electrifying transportation — particularly trucks and buses — is among the key elements New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan identifies to help the state decarbonize its economy by 2050. It is one of the most powerful […]
Pamela MacDougall
How to stop worrying about gas prices for good: Act quickly to fully decarbonize the economy
1 year 6 months ago
By: Katelyn Roedner Sutter and Michael Colvin This past summer, Californians have been hit hard by inflation: rising food costs, utility bills and nowhere more obviously than at the gas pump. The cost to fill up a tank has many potential causes and lots of experts are weighing in — see here, here and here. […]
EDF Blogs
Research shows gathering pipelines in the Permian Basin leaking 14 times more methane than officials estimate
1 year 6 months ago
By Erin Murphy and Jevan Yu Methane emissions from natural gas gathering pipelines in the U.S. Permian Basin are at least 14 times greater than Environmental Protection Agency national inventory estimates, according to new peer-reviewed research from EDF, Stanford University and the University of Arizona. Gathering lines transport unprocessed gas from well sites to processing […]
EDF Blogs
The Advanced Clean Fleets rule explained
1 year 7 months ago
By Lauren Navarro and Tom Cackette The Advanced Clean Fleets rule is a purchase requirement for medium and heavy-duty fleets to adopt an increasing percentage of zero-emission trucks. It will complement the previously adopted Advanced Clean Trucks regulation requiring manufacturers to sell ZEV trucks. Together the two regulations are the most important means of achieving […]
EDF Blogs
New study finds flaring source of five times more pollution than previously thought
1 year 7 months ago
A new study out today in the journal Science finds that climate-warming methane emissions from flaring, the practice of burning off gas rather than capturing it for productive use, are five times higher than government estimates — primarily due to unlit and malfunctioning flares. Researchers conclude that flares are combusting at a 91% efficiency rate, […]
Jon Goldstein
Inflation Reduction Act gives truck electrification a dose of adrenaline
1 year 7 months ago
President Biden will make an appearance at the iconic Detroit Auto Show this week, where he’s sure to tout the historic jolt the Inflation Reduction Act will provide the electric car market. But the incentives of the IRA will reach beyond the Teslas, Mustang Mach-Es and Ford F-150 Lightnings that will get a significant boost […]
Sarah Ryan
EPA must protect California’s life-saving clean truck rules
1 year 9 months ago
By Larissa Koehler and Alice Henderson This week, the Environmental Protection Agency is hearing from scientists, mothers, healthcare professionals, public health and environmental advocates – including EDF – and many others who submitted comments in support of California clean truck standards. As EPA works toward finalizing federal heavy-duty emission standards proposed earlier this year, the […]
EDF Blogs
4 main takeaways from America’s top transit agencies on electrifying buses
1 year 9 months ago
Many U.S. transit agencies, from New York to Los Angeles to Houston, are working to convert their bus fleets from diesel to electric. The number of electric transit buses currently on order or operating in the U.S. grew 112% from 2018 to 2021, according to CALSTART. Electric buses are cleaner, quieter and increasingly more cost-effective […]
Pamela MacDougall
Now is the time for California to go bold on electric trucks and buses
1 year 9 months ago
There is no single fix to the climate, air quality, political and economic challenges facing California, but the state’s early action to electrify its fleet of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is one example of smart policy that can move us in a positive direction. As California’s legislative session concludes in August, lawmakers and the California […]
Lauren Navarro
INTERACTIVE MAP: Who is impacted most by overlooked pollution from America’s small oil and gas wells
1 year 9 months ago
A new EDF map is making it easier to access information about the communities across the country who are impacted by pollution from small oil and gas wells with leak-prone equipment. There are over half a million wells across the country that are producing less than 15 barrels of oil and gas a day. But […]
Jon Goldstein
As nations sign on to end routine flaring, Biden admin must act
1 year 9 months ago
The last two months have seen encouraging momentum in the effort to tackle emissions of methane — a greenhouse gas that drives over a quarter of current warming — and the practice of flaring, which is a major source of energy waste and methane pollution. Starting with last month’s Major Economies Forum, one of the […]
Jon Goldstein
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, we must go full steam ahead to reduce methane pollution
1 year 9 months ago
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent climate change ruling has unfortunately restricted the tools available to EPA in its effort to address climate pollution from power plants. However, it’s also important to recognize that the ruling in no way changed EPA’s longstanding authority and duty to address climate pollution under the Clean Air Act to address […]
Rosalie Winn
TCEQ announces critical new funding commitment for zero-emission trucks
1 year 9 months ago
Critical funding for more zero-emission trucks in Texas is on the way. For the first time ever, a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality grant program that provides incentives to replace heavy-duty diesel vehicles will guarantee that at least half of the funding awarded will go to projects that include zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The […]
Phillip Martin
The ZEV future is here: An 8,500% increase in truck deployments, commitments is proof.
1 year 9 months ago
Commercial U.S. fleets are going big on electric trucks, according to a new EDF analysis of class 2b-8 fleet announcements, which finds a nearly 8,500% increase in zero-emission fleet deployments and commitments since 2017. To arrive at this eye-popping stat, EDF tracked public announcements of leading fleet commitments to deploy zero-emission trucks, as well as […]
Sam Becker
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