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Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – August 16, 2022

EDF paper: in addition to funding climate mitigation directly, the Inflation Reduction Act will catalyze hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy investment from the private sector. 

Last week, Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) released a report investigating heavy metals levels in rice, cereals,  juices, and other common foods. It found no evidence that homemade baby food has lower heavy metal levels than store-bought brands. In fact, heavy metal levels varied widely by food type, not by how it was made. And,

EDF launches ad urging North Carolina leaders to accelerate the state’s transition to electric trucks and buses

President Biden’s $370-b plan is crucial; it is about US squaring up to threats of climate change, and promoting climate justice

The $369 billion package of clean energy investments will lower energy costs for families and businesses and create more than 9 million jobs over the next decade.  

New legislation shows that the U.S. is serious about reducing climate risks and expanding opportunities in rural communities. The post To address climate change, U.S. makes historic investment in rural America first appeared on Growing Returns.

House Passes Historic Climate Bill that “Will Reshape the Decades Ahead”

The $369 billion package of clean energy investments will lower energy costs for families and businesses and create more than 9 million jobs over the next decade.

With its $369 billion in climate and clean energy investments, the Inflation Reduction Act is the largest, most ambitious climate legislation.

“Welcome News” – Engine Manufacturers Drop Lawsuit Over California Freight Truck Pollution Standards

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the w

By Neaaz Mozumder, Investment Stewardship Analyst, LGIM America and Andrew Howell, Director of Investor Influence, Environmental Defense Fund A year ago, LGIM America (LGIMA) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a partnership to help “turbocharge investor leadership on climate change” and reduce emissions across high-emitting industries. Our shared plan focused on encouraging business leaders to …

Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment Lists Major Benefits of New Program

A new EDF study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment finds that long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher h

Exploring research findings of interviews and surveys with companies navigating internal and external obstacles on their path to net zero.

U.S. Senate's Inflation Reduction Act includes $369B of clean energy investments that will lower energy costs for families and businesses and create more than 9 million jobs over the next decade. If passed, the law would represent the biggest U.S. action to date to combat climate change.

Once thought of as the ultimate carbon sink, peat bogs in warming, drying regions risk unleashing carbon into the atmosphere.

Senate Takes Bold Action to Help American People and Confront Climate

This post was authored by EDF policy experts. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin on July 27 announced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — an agreement that will improve Americans’ lives by fighting inflation, lowering healthcare costs, and making significant down payments on energy security and climate progress. If passed by …

This post was co-authored by Natalie Hurd, Western states climate policy intern at EDF. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to constrain EPA’s ability to limit climate pollution from existing power plants took away a critical tool to fight climate change at the federal level, making state-level action more important than ever. On the West Coast …

Two new EDF studies suggest that tropical forest jurisdictions that engage in emissions trading for conserving their forests at large scales could generate significant revenues, and promote more ambitious, but attainable, climate goals.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the coal industry and its allies to curtail the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to tackle climate pollution from existing fossil fuel power plants. This setback makes action in Michigan and in states across the country – where governors and regulators have powerful tools to …

Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals This is the third in our Unleaded Juice blog series exploring how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets limits for toxic elements like lead, arsenic, and cadmium in food and the implications for the agency’s Closer To Zero program. FDA’s move to establish action levels on lead in juice …

Maria Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director, Chemicals Policy EPA has made the important and long-awaited decision to propose banning nearly all remaining uses of chrysotile asbestos in the United States. EDF submitted comments supporting this proposed ban (with some caveats) because of the high risk of cancer and fatal respiratory diseases for individuals who import, process,