Reports and publications

  • EDF story map shows how states are using natural infrastructure to address climate impacts.

  • Methane Waste and Pollution in Ohio

    Type: Fact Sheet

    Date: November 2, 2023

    Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Ohio wasted $93 million worth of gas in 2019.

  • This report from EDF and group of partners crossing sectors shares implementation lessons from a learning pilot in New York City designed to harness risk transfer to provide immediate and flexible post-flood assistance to under-resourced households.

  • This report shares a process of social innovation undertaken to improve the financial recovery of low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from increasing climate disasters. The report first discusses the broader issue of cross-sector collaboration and team building and then walks through the insurance-based innovation steps in detail.

  • Decarbonizing Long Haul Freight

    Type: Report

    Date: October 23, 2023

    Study commissioned by EDF lays out a comprehensive vision to unlock the potential of intermodal freight, suggesting how successfully integrating class I and short line rail into an updated intermodal ecosystem could usher in transformative gains for the industry, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector.

  • Methane Tracking Technologies Study

    Type: Report

    Date: October 18, 2023

    Assessment of methane abatement potential for Australia's energy sector, by Rystad Energy, commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund

  • Why is there a new proposed tax on electric vehicles?

    Type: Column/Article

    Date: October 17, 2023

    Senate Bill 28 and House Bill 107 would create a punitive flat annual license tax for EV owners of $200.

  • EDF, in partnership with Nest and with support from Etsy, developed this comprehensive guide to the post-disaster resources available to small business owners and the next steps to accessing them.

  • Utah methane and waste pollution fact sheet

    Type: Fact Sheet

    Date: October 12, 2023

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

  • Community Voices in Energy

    Type: Link

    Date: October 9, 2023

    Website from EDF and Blacks in Green helps people around the country get involved in decisions about energy for their communities.