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As the New York debate over natural gas builds, experts from Environmental Defense Fund filed comments in a state proceeding aimed at overhauling gas utility planning in an effort to help the state shift away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy sources. EDF's filing includes a first-of-its-kind greenhouse gas emissions lifecycle tool developed with M.J. Bradley & Associates, an ERM Group Company, that gives the New York Public Service Commission, or PSC, and utilities the data they need to align business plans with the state's climate goals.

Guided by science, USDA can help harness the power of farms and forests to build climate resilience for all. The post Top 5 priorities for USDA to support climate-smart farms and forests first appeared on Growing Returns.

Spring is in full swing across the U.S. – flowers are blooming, pollen is blowing – and this means that the 2021 heat wave, hurricane, and wildfire seasons are just around the corner. After the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season produced a record number of named storms and record-breaking wildfires ravaged the Western U.S., vulnerable communities …

What might happen to ocean ecosystems and global carbon cycles when widespread ocean restoration occurs?

We have no time to waste in setting America’s agricultural economy on a sustainable path. EDF outlines several recommendations for the USDA.

Nature-based solutions are sometimes the most cost-effective flood mitigation options at our disposal.

The Trillion Trees and National Carbon Storage Act, introduced by a bipartisan coalition of senators, would help the U.S. maximize carbon storage and measure impact.

This is the second in a series of papers that Environmental Defense Fund and ENGIE Impact have developed to chart a path for voluntary carbon markets in the post-2020 world. This paper focuses on the growth in the voluntary carbon market and factors that may affect the market.

This is the first in a series of papers that EDF and ENGIE Impact are developing to chart a path for voluntary carbon markets in the post-2020 world. This paper presents a simple summary of the science of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global climate change.

Major automakers are making serious climate commitments through investment in EV development and calling for federal climate action.

EDF statement from Callie Eideberg, director of agricultural policy

EDF responds to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's request for public input on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategy.

If you watched any major televised sporting events this year, from the NCAA Final Four to the Super Bowl, you saw ad after ad showcasing American auto companies’ new electric cars. It’s proof that electric vehicles (EVs) are ready for a mainstream market – you don’t pay Will Ferrell and LeBron James to promote your …

"Our lawmakers should work together to provide all Americans with cleaner, healthier air" statement of Vickie Patton, General Counsel for EDF.

Updated EDF analysis reveals magnitude of methane emissions, waste on Navajo Nation

To eradicate health inequities and meet the WHO guidelines, EDF argues that city and national leaders need to transform UK urban road networks and provide cleaner ways for people to get around.

EDF's letter to the USDA to encourage the voluntary adoption of climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices and equitable access to USDA’s programs and resources

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp on Presidential Speech – April 28, 2021

Statement of Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

This decade is our last best chance to avert the worst impacts of climate change. It's clear we now have a president who knows that.

Why both sides of the aisle, along with farmers and environmentalists, see such potential for agricultural climate solutions. The post 3 ways the Growing Climate Solutions Act will help farmers and rural communities thrive first appeared on Growing Returns.

Navajo Nation Methane CRA Support

New analysis from EDF highlights the benefit of swift action on a potent greenhouse gas and underscores dangers if solutions are slow or delayed.

As 75% of Texas faces drought, two bills in the state Legislature can advance more sustainable and equitable management of vital water resources. The post As Texas drought worsens, two bills can advance sustainable, equitable groundwater management first appeared on Growing Returns.

This blog was originally posted on EDF’s Growing Returns. Iowa currently finds itself in a “Goldilocks climate,” with just the right measure and timing of humidity, rainfall and heat that help make the state a national leader in corn and soybean production. However, new research shows that climate change threatens to upset this balance. Small …