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  • EDF on HuffPo: Scaling up ecomarkets
    January 2, 2013
    Ecomarkets, which work with economic forces to incentivize stewardship and compliance with conservation regulation, can be a powerful next step in protecting the world's oceans, argues an EDF scientist.
  • 2012: Another year for the weather record books
    December 26, 2012
    This was an erratic weather year in which Arctic ice melted, Midwest cities cooked, drought struck most of the country, and coastal areas in New York and New Jersey were flooded by Hurricane Sandy.
  • New book examines safety of BPA and other chemicals of concern
    December 20, 2012
    The ongoing debates to determine the safety of chemicals like BPA, used in plastics production, is explored in a new book, Is It Safe?: BPA and the Struggle to Define the Safety of Chemicals,
  • EPA releases new life-saving soot standards
    December 17, 2012
    Many health and environmental groups are applauding EPA's new soot standards, which will save thousands of lives affected by air pollution.
  • Avoiding otter chaos
    December 10, 2012
    A new collaboration between EDF and several partners will allow regulators to protect whole ecosystems by showing how key species like sea otters keep the local environment healthy.
  • Video: Visualizing NYC's carbon emissions
    November 28, 2012
    A new video created for EDF helps make carbon dioxide emissions numbers feel a bit more real by showing how they look when illustrated over New York City.
  • Big win for Colorado River
    November 28, 2012
    A new historic agreement between the U.S. and Mexico establishes new cooperative investments in water conservation for the Colorado River, with the goal of restoring water at its delta.
  • Sea level rise: What could disappear
    November 26, 2012
    A new series of articles from New York Times takes a broad look at the impact of climate change and sea level rise on the world's cities.
  • Do you have to be old to remember the cold?
    November 21, 2012
    When's the last time we had a worldwide cooler-than-average month? The answer may surprise you.
  • Video: Hurricane Sandy breaks the silence on climate change
    November 19, 2012
    Our new video highlights the increasing awareness of the links between extreme weather and climate change in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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