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Report launch tomorrow: 1 in 4 New York residents lives within a half mile of a mega-warehouse
3 months 2 weeks ago
Communities near large warehouses face higher rates of air pollution associated with health problems, like asthma.
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Now is the time for companies to help conserve nature. By investing in jurisdictional REDD+, they can do just that
3 months 2 weeks ago
The clock is ticking to halt and reverse deforestation so that we avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The good news is that companies can provide the finance needed to keep the world's forests standing by purchasing high-quality emissions reductions credits from large-scale tropical forest conservation programs, otherwise known as jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+).
Breanna Lujan
EPA Advances Important IRA Program to Establish Oil and Gas Methane Waste Charge
3 months 3 weeks ago
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took another critical step to implement the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, which was passed by Congress last year in the Inflation Reduction Act, with a proposed structure for MERP’s methane waste charge on large sources of oil and gas methane pollution.
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How to “green” your job in 2024
3 months 3 weeks ago
Feeling overwhelmed about climate change is normal. But there are millions of green jobs out there, and you could "green" the job you already have.
Yesh Pavlik Slenk
EPA Should Grant California Waiver for “Critical Health and Climate Protections” from Transportation Pollution – EDF Testimony
3 months 3 weeks ago
An Environmental Defense Fund expert joined dozens of others in a packed, all-day virtual hearing yesterday in support of an EPA waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which ensures all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state will be zero-emitting by 2035.
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Petition: FDA Must Stop Allowing Four Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Food
3 months 3 weeks ago
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an announcement that it filed food-additive and color-additive petitions from EDF and partners that call on the agency to rescind its approvals for four carcinogens in food.
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State Budget Must Ensure California Meets Climate, Clean Energy Goals
3 months 3 weeks ago
Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on Governor Gavin Newsom's release of a state budget proposal for FY 2024-2025 to close a projected $37.86 billion deficit - January 10, 2024
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A Decade of Impact: Celebrating Ten Years of Transformative Partnerships
3 months 3 weeks ago
Climate Corps fellowship program trains graduate students and pairs them with custom-matched host organizations looking for a low-cost, low-risk way to advance their sustainability efforts.
Yesh Pavlik Slenk
Solutions for timely interconnection to speed the transition to electric trucks
3 months 3 weeks ago
By Casey Horan Transportation electrification is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, with nine states adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which requires manufacturers to produce increasing amounts of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. There are more pathways than ever for MHDV fleets to electrify, as state and federal programs like those within the Inflation Reduction […]
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New York Announces Commitment to a Comprehensive Plan to Build Statewide Climate Resilience
3 months 3 weeks ago
Statement by Kate Boicourt, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts & Watersheds, New York-New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund
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Opportunities for hydrogen tax credit rules to address climate impact blind spots
3 months 3 weeks ago
The Biden administration recently unveiled the long-awaited draft of its rules governing tens of billions of dollars’ worth of tax incentives that will greatly influence America’s nascent hydrogen economy and the extent to which the emerging industry delivers promised climate benefits. The new draft rules — prompted by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and known […]
Morgan Rote
Analysis Finds U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing on Track to Meet Demand
4 months ago
An analysis by Environmental Defense Fund finds that enough U.S. battery production capacity has already been announced to supply all the electric vehicles – both cars and trucks – expected to be sold in 2030.
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Proposed Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs Establish Important Climate Protections; Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Further
4 months 1 week ago
EDF statement from Amanda Leland on proposed regulations under the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit
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Future(s) of the Voluntary Carbon Market: How CFTC Guidance Can Shift Carbon Credits Toward Higher Integrity
4 months 2 weeks ago
During COP28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance applicable to voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts listed on designated contract markets (DCMs). DCMs are self-regulating exchanges that operate under the oversight of the CFTC. By law, they must take measures to protect market participants from abusive practices, promote fair and equitable trading, […]
Holly Pearen
Can seaweed really help fight global warming? Here’s what we know so far.
4 months 2 weeks ago
We’re seeing the impacts of climate change in real time. There is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere to avoid more catastrophic climate change impacts. This will require both reductions in GHG emissions and the removal of GHGs from the atmosphere. In recent years, this need has driven interest in […]
Rod Fujita
Climate Policy News You Can Use — December 2023
4 months 2 weeks ago
The global backdrop to this month’s newsletter is somber. Still, there are bright spots for climate progress, and important opportunities for business action and advocacy.
Victoria Mills
EPA’s New Chemical Review Process: A Thought Experiment
4 months 2 weeks ago
In our previous blogs in this multipart series, we have focused on some of the major changes we believe EPA needs to make in its review process for new chemicals—and how EPA could propose regulations to make those reviews safer. In this post, we want to walk you through why EPA must set rules that […]
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Virginia Biennial Budget Includes Key Investments in Flood Resilience
4 months 2 weeks ago
Statement by Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds Virginia, Environmental Defense Fund
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Supreme Court Sets Arguments for Industry’s Shadow Docket Requests to Stay EPA’s Clean Air Good Neighbor Rule
4 months 2 weeks ago
Statement of EDF General Counsel Vickie Patton
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New York State Takes Leading Step Forward with Cap-and-Invest Program to Significantly Curb Climate Pollution
4 months 2 weeks ago
EDF Statement from Kate Courtin, Senior Manager, U.S. Climate
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