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Earthjustice clients and Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. 

Environmental Defense Fund is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject attempts to block EPA protections against climate pollution from power plants.

Results were released today for Washington’s second quarterly auction of 2024, administered last Wednesday by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). During the auction, participating entities submitted their bids for allowances. Under the Climate Commitment Act, Washington’s major emitters are required to hold one allowance for every ton of greenhouse gas that they emit, with the …

With some inspiration from Pattie Gonia, you can make your Pride celebrations eco-friendly.

While the price tag for acting on climate change is hefty, inaction is demonstrably more expensive.

The EMIT LESS Act is an essential proposal to empower farmers and ranchers to address methane emissions from livestock. It builds on bipartisan momentum that advances climate-smart livestock farming.

Soil organic carbon protocol matrix

  Florida is overwhelmingly dependent on natural gas imported from out of state to generate 75% of its power for customers like homes and businesses. Unfortunately, a loophole in fuel cost recovery policy creates financial incentives for outsized natural gas dependence, funded by Florida families and businesses through rates and Florida lacks a comprehensive process …

A new poll released by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) reveals voters are open to growing more seafood in U.S. waters if it adheres to strong consumer and environmental standards.

  What happened The Good Food Foundation recently announced its annual awards recognizing foods with both superior taste and responsible business practices, sparking controversy when a plant-based blue ‘cheese’ product was initially a finalist in the cheese category, then was disqualified and removed from the list of finalists. According to the foundation, the product was …

The strengthened Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will save American families money on gas and strengthen U.S. energy security while helping to reduce harmful pollution.

This blog post was authored by Lauren Beatty, High Meadows Postdoctoral Economics Fellow and Aaron Wolfe, Senior Economics and Policy Analyst. Methane pollution caused by oil and gas production in the U.S. is a major contributor to climate change and releases health-harming pollution into nearby communities. New EPA rules are projected to slash methane emissions from …

A recent poll conducted by Environmental Defense Fund and Global Strategy Group shows that voters overwhelmingly support doing research into aquaculture to understand its benefits and risks and set the appropriate standards.

Many of us don’t realize how much of our livelihoods depend on a reliable electricity grid, until we lose power in a blackout or outage. For many communities across the country, that is becoming a more common occurrence as we experience more frequent and severe storms and heat waves worsened by climate change. Just last …

Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it. What is at stake? Billions of dollars in funding intended to …

What’s New: EDF and its partners are currently testing the first localized version of Air Tracker for efficiency in China, enabling officials in the pilot city of Jinan to track local air pollution with great precision. Qin Hu, EDF’s Vice President and Chief Representative of the Beijing Office, gave an update on the tool late …

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it.

As part of our celebration for World Environment Day, you shared photos with us. Photos that inspire you. Here are some of our favorites.

(This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite …

A broad coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, will help defend EPA’s updated and strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards against a court challenge.

Food companies can use their voice in Washington to safeguard essential Farm Bill funding to mitigate agricultural emissions and protect food supply chains.

In the battle against misinformation, one response has started to generate some promising data: inoculation. This practice treats misinformation like a virus.

Interactive map tool that compares Pre- and Post- Sackett decisions in the United States.

Map of the United States that displays the level of risk for non-tidal wetlands across all the states.