Reports and publications
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Responding to Climate Disasters: A Disaster Recovery Guidebook for US Artisans & Maker-Entrepreneurs
Type: Link
Date: October 12, 2023
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.
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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.
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Website from EDF and Blacks in Green helps people around the country get involved in decisions about energy for their communities.
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Electric school buses: Good for the environment and the bottom line
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: October 6, 2023
This informational sheet compares the total cost of ownership among diesel, compressed natural gas, propane and electric school buses. TCO sums all costs of a vehicle over its lifetime, including purchase price, fueling infrastructure, lifetime fuel & maintenance costs.
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Policy options for addressing methane emissions from the coal sector
Type: Report
Date: October 5, 2023
This paper analyses three groups of policies leading to the decrease in methane emissions in the coal sector: 1) policies stimulating reduction in coal supply/demand, 2) policies stimulating the reduction in methane emissions, and 3) enabling polices and regulatory frameworks.
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Pulling in 184 sets of data to rank more than 70,000 U.S. Census tracts, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index helps you see which communities face the greatest challenges from the impacts of a changing climate.
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Oil and gas producers: This is their big moment for climate action
Type: Column/Article
Date: September 29, 2023
We can’t meet the climate crisis without engaging with everyone in a position to help us cut pollution. The oil and gas industry is no exception.
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EDF Comments on EPA's Proposed Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under TSCA
Type: Report
Date: September 20, 2023
EDF describes in detail in these comments why and how, instead of finalizing such problematic proposals, EPA can and should take this opportunity to rebuild a new chemicals program that truly serves the public’s interests even in the face of possible future efforts to do otherwise.
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Environmental Defense Fund's climate action hub helps businesses fast track and scale climate progress, reach their sustainability goals and galvanize net zero leadership across supply chains.
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Whitepaper prepared for Environmental Defense Fund by partner organization Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) identifies cost-effective pathways for improving affordability for residents of Florida and outlines key opportunities to advance residential energy efficiency.