Written by Austyn Gaffney

When one mom realized the neighborhood fracking pad was making her child sick, she took action. Read how she helped pass a law that is now being used to deny permits for wells near Colorado neighborhoods.

Climate change-driven events—like heat waves, droughts, floods, and fires—cause damage to communities’ and individuals’ health and safety. But these events also threaten the financial well-being of communities across the U.S. through their impact on markets and local economies. These risks are increasingly visible in the housing and mortgage markets.  In this three-part series, we’ll be […]

Environmental Defense Fund’s Research Compares the Cost of Driving Five Electric Vehicles in Colorado with Similar Gas-Powered Cars 

Environmental Defense Fund’s Research Compares the Cost of Driving Five Electric Vehicles in Ohio with Similar Gas-Powered Cars

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

A study published in January highlights the increasingly important intersection between climate change and maternal mental health. It’s yet another indication that in a changing climate, support for new mothers and other childbearing parents will be needed more than ever.

Written by Celerah Hewes

The Methane Emissions Reduction Program will place a commonsense fee on methane waste from oil and gas operators who don’t meet federal standards. This new program is essential to the success of EPA’s recently finalized methane protections.

By Grace Smith This past Friday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) announced in a Notice of Intent (NOI) that $1 billion in funding from Congress’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) will soon become available.  Passed as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, MERP aims to significantly reduce methane and […]

By: Rachel Rhode, Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds and Eve Cooke, Fellow, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds Buying a home is often one of the biggest financial decisions individuals and families will ever make. More than one-third of Florida properties are at risk of severe flooding in the next 30 years, and despite these […]

The post Five reasons why mandatory flood disclosure in Florida would be a big win for realtors first appeared on Growing Returns.

  By Aaron Wolfe, and  Scott Seymour EDF economic analysis found that in 2022 oil and gas operators across Alberta wasted $671 million in natural gas, costing the provincial government over $120 million in lost royalties and uncollected corporate taxes. Newly proposed regulations can help prevent wasted gas while also reducing climate pollution. In 2022, […]

Written by Stephanie Reese

A lo largo de la historia Afroamericana, la acción colectiva y el activismo público han sido fundamentales para desafiar las injusticias y provocar transformación social. Debemos continuar con el legado de quienes nos precedieron y continuar la lucha por una sociedad justa y equitativa.

Written by Stephanie Reese

Throughout Black history, collective action and public advocacy have been pivotal in challenging injustices and sparking societal change. We must carry forward the legacy of those who have come before us by continuing the fight for a just and equitable society.

Media Statement by: David Kelly, North Carolina State Director, Environmental Defense Fund

Written by Tanzina Vega

Monic Uriate and her daughter, Nalleli Cobo, have been an unlikely environmental justice team since 2010, the year Cobo first got sick from living near an active oil well. Read how they used grassroots advocacy and storytelling to get the neighborhood well shut down.

Statement on EPA and DOE announcement of funding for methane mitigation

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is encouraged that EPA final fee rule will bring in an estimated $36.7 million in resources each year to help EPA implement TSCA.

Written by Emily Pickett

Moms Clean Air Force’s inaugural Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health convening, featuring Administrator Michael Regan, White House Council of Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and Chelsea Clinton, provided a platform for crucial conversations about children’s health in a warming climate.

What does it mean for hydrogen to be clean? And will the emerging hydrogen economy be able to deliver the meaningful climate benefits it promises? The U.S Treasury is about to make a series of decisions that will determine the answer to these questions for the U.S region, and potentially others around the world who […]

By Helen Spence-Jackson and Thorfinn Stainforth The European Commission has just proposed a new 2040 climate target of -90% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 levels. At the same time a recent official scientific report shows that there is still a lot of hard work and policy setting to do to reach it. While reaching […]

A new report from EDF and Sustainable Public Affairs showcases case studies on how EU companies are acting on climate goals while growing profits.

El PR100 encamina a Puerto Rico hacia una transición energética basada en datos