EDF Voices: All

EDF celebrates Black History Month with a renewed commitment to help build a world where racial and environmental equity are basic human rights. For this, we must acknowledge and learn from the past.

There can be no doubt: The future of transportation, starting now, is electric.

The Biden administration should put the U.S. on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.

We can’t stop the storms from coming, but we can limit their increasing severity and better protect our communities before the storms arrive.

President-elect Biden has the opportunity to repair the damage done by the Trump administration and to ensure that everyone in the country is better protected from hazardous chemicals, especially those whose health is most at risk.

Joe Biden needs to choose policies that put America back to work and bring us together. If he does that, a window of opportunity may be opening to drive progress.

Water supplies are becoming scarcer as a result of more severe droughts supercharged by climate change. This technology aims to build resilient water supplies and ensure a more secure food supply.

The message is stark: Climate change poses serious risks that, if ignored, will undermine the financial system’s ability to support the American economy.

Flooding caused by these wetter, more intense storms is devastating lives and costing billions. Is there a way out?

A transition away from diesel fueled trucks and buses is coming, but it has to happen faster.