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Statement from Daniel Whittle, Senior Director of Caribbean Initiatives

EDF statement from Derek Walker, VP for U.S. Climate, as Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an order committing the state to net zero gas emissions by 2050.

A new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe) shows that air pollution created by diesel cars is higher at study locations in neighbourhoods outside the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Methodology for new analysis that finds diesel car pollution is higher in neighbourhoods outside city centre. 

Sephora and EDF announce their partnership to advance the removal of toxic ingredients known to cause environmental and health impacts from products.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp — August 13, 2020

EDF, Nine States Urge D.C. Circuit to Stop Trump EPA’s Unlawful Delay of Landfill Pollution Protections

Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, heat waves and other catastrophic weather events pose safety, financial and health risks to families and communities.

Solutions are bubbling up from communities across Puerto Rico, which amid a global pandemic, is even more exposed than it was before Hurricane Maria.

Billion-dollar weather disasters fueled by climate change are becoming more frequent and more devastating to state and local economies.

Many Texans are under enormous and increasing financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.

More than one million North Carolinians have filed for unemployment, and countless small businesses have shuttered.

Arizonans face the growing threat of additional economic harm and damage to public health from excessive heat, drought and other extreme weather events.

The annual number of billion-dollar weather disasters has increased and the cost of inaction is putting a strain on disaster response and recovery budgets.

This first report in a new joint research series by Environmental Defense Fund and Resources for the Future examines US federal economic development programs and policies that can revitalize communities that have been historically reliant on fossil fuels. Daniel Raimi, Wesley Look, Molly Robertson of RFF and Jake Higdon of EDF contributed to the report described in this blog post.

This report is the first in a series from EDF and Resources for the Future on ensuring fairness for fossil fuel workers and communities in the move to a clean economy.

EDF fact sheet on how to avoid the most costly extreme weather impacts in North Carolina

New report on how federal programs can provide investment, support and ed tools to communities experiencing economic disruption due to energy transition.

Move Would Allow 5 Million Metric Tons More Dangerous Methane Pollution Each Year

Data is driving action to curb methane pollution, even as the Trump administration seeks to roll back federal methane safeguards.

Join us for a conversation with one of Florida’s top doctors to discuss the impacts of climate change on asthma and other health risks children face.

Here are the companies rising to the challenge and responding to stakeholder demands for environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership.

This report is based on a literature search of available information on the costs of climate change-fueled extreme weather events.

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

EDF is proud to support the Climate Equity Act, a powerful piece of legislation introduced today by Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY-14) that seeks to dismantle long standing environmental injustices.