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Statement from Environmental Defense Fund on Governor Shapiro’s Energy Plan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Environmental Defense Fund's Keith Gaby explains why RFK Jr. needs to commit to science-based policy.

For Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) organizations of the Americas, 2025 brings fresh expectations. For the first time, the UNFCCC COP30 will take place in the Amazon Basin,  hosted by the city of Belém, in the Brazilian state of Pará. This will present a unique opportunity to cast global attention to the challenges and potential solutions unfolding in the wider Amazon region. The post The Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Road to COP30 at Belém: An Outlook for 2025 appeared first on Climate 411.

The agreement, which follows three previous ones signed by Costa Rica, Ghana, and Para (Brazil), signals a significant step forward in building a functioning financial mechanism to protect the Amazon and other vital forests The post Ecuador Announces Milestone in Halting Tropical Deforestation appeared first on Climate 411.

By: Ben Fasciano The Philippines’ Cabalian Bay is beautiful on a calm evening in October, its still waters fringed with mountains and mangroves. The wealth of natural resources in this region contributes significantly to local livelihoods, food security, and economic development. Yet, these natural resources are under threat. Natural disasters, including mudslides, typhoons, and floods,

A broad group is taking action to defend California’s clean vehicle standards, which provide vital protections for people’s health and the environment.

EDF statement from Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel and Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies

EDF's Chris Kuzdas applauded Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs $60.3 million investment to protect Arizona’s water supply.

EDF statement from Joanna Slaney, AVP, Political Affairs

The FDA is finally banning Red No. 3 in food after decades of urging by experts and health advocates.

America’s food supply depends on increasingly strained aquifers. Here are some essential building blocks for a national effort to secure our groundwater.   In early 2024, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) requested input on how to address the country’s groundwater challenges. For EDF’s Climate Resilient Water Systems team, which has …

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President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, jeopardizing the fight against climate change and America's position in the clean energy race.

By: Onesya Damayanti, M. Khazali, and Meutia Isty “Fishing with trawl must be stopped because it has increasingly reduced my husbands’ blue swimming crab catches,” Sunamah stated confidently during the Lampung Blue Swimming Crab Co-Management meeting on March 5, 2024, representing women groups. Speaking in an official forum of about 50 participants, predominantly male government …

New functionality will track rollbacks, legal action, and other threats and changes to the IRA following the end of the Biden administration.

Statement of EDF's Dr. Margot Brown

EDF highlights businesses that are advancing steps toward reducing their GHG emissions while building profitable businesses in a series of interviews.

EDF Statement from Mark Brownstein, Senior Vice President, Energy Transition

Putting the brakes on U.S. electric vehicle investments would allow other nations to pull ahead again

EDF looked at 11 federal actions along with some impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act

The Trump Administration withdraws the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a major disservice to the American people, to the economy, and U.S. credibility.

There’s widespread consensus that climate smart agricultural practices like cover cropping, reduced and no-tillage and crop diversification can help farmers adapt to climate change and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet confidence in the impacts of these practices as a climate solution has been undermined by reliance on models to determine how much carbon has …

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Statement from Erin Murphy, Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund

$388 million in new project grants — in addition to a new analysis of management alternatives — will bolster water resilience across the Colorado Basin.