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Explore the facilities releasing toxic chemical pollution into the air, water, and land of communities through the United States.

A closer look: Most new chemicals raise serious toxicity concerns. TSCA’s risk-based approach is designed to mitigate them.

A closer look: TSCA does not impede innovation—it protects Americans from toxic chemicals.

Industry holds up most new chemical reviews while creating false urgency around TSCA’s reauthorization in Congress.

Here are the top 10 most common TSCA myths being spread on Capitol Hill—and the truth, backed by science.

By Curt Stokes & Sonya Jindal Hydrogen blending is a poor choice for Illinois’s gas pipelines as 70% of the energy content would be lost before it reaches buildings, making direct electrification with renewable energy and efficient heat pumps a far better option. A 20% hydrogen blend would reduce emissions from gas-heated buildings by only …

EDF and allies filed comments objecting to EPA's proposals to repeal the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and power plant carbon pollution standards.

This blog was written by: Aurora Barone, manager of economics and policy; Talley Burley, manager, climate risk and insurance; Jesse Gourevitch, economist; Abhinand Krishnashankar, senior economics and policy analyst; Jeremy Proville, director, economics. The Clean Air Act, a landmark piece of U.S. legislation, has quietly been protecting not just our lungs, but also our wallets …

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter

EDF and Union of Concerned Scientists are challenging the secret formation and hidden activities of the “Climate Working Group and its report.

Just weeks ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, coastal Louisiana is facing a devastating blow to the incredible work that has been done since those tragic storms to reverse land loss and reclaim the title of the Great Bayou. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project (MBSD), a groundbreaking effort to restore land …

From an asbestos ban to a New York City congestion pricing win, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.

This blog was authored by Francisco Pinto, economist with the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, Catherine Leining, Policy Fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, and Luis Fernández Intriago, economist at Environmental Defense Fund.   As record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and floods make headlines around the world, one thing is clear: climate action can’t wait, and …

Lead paint was found in Milwaukee schools just as the Trump administration fired its federal lead experts. How a preventable crisis unfolded in Wisconsin. 

Last month, London hosted London Climate Action Week (LCAW), a key moment in the international climate agenda as the world looks ahead to COP30 in Belém. Forests had a strong presence throughout the week, which included more than 700 events and brought together around 45,000 participants from different regions and sectors.  Here are three major …

What’s new: Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew a proposed rule covering 18 new chemicals, which would have paused industry efforts to turn toxic oils from plastic waste into fuel until the agency could review their health risks. Companies make these oils through pyrolysis, a controversial process that essentially burns plastic waste—often full …

The MARA Act takes a thoughtful and measured approach to exploring U.S. open ocean aquaculture.

Sens. Schumer (D-NY) and Wyden (D-OR) introduced legislation to reverse President Trump's tax hikes on clean energy.

By Tommy Clay and Gemma Carroll Some of the ocean’s most charismatic species are among its most vulnerable. From sharks and whales to sea turtles and albatrosses, many species of ‘marine megafauna’ traverse vast distances, crossing ocean basins between feeding and breeding grounds. As they undertake these epic migrations, they play vital roles in ocean …

The North Carolina General Assembly’s vote to override Governor Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 266 is a major setback for North Carolina households, clean energy progress and climate leadership. Despite warnings from economists, energy experts and everyday residents, the General Assembly chose to make law a bill that will raise customer energy costs and shift …

EPA’s own fact sheet notes that this delay will lead to more pollution.

Last updated August 20, 2025. Electricity prices are rising across the U.S. Demand for electricity is going up for the first time in 20 years. And more extreme weather and heat waves are causing blackouts. Yet instead of expanding access to low-cost, reliable clean power, the Trump administration is making the problem worse. Since Day …

Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas with a potent warming effect. For hydrogen to be an effective climate solution, we must produce it cleanly and use it wisely.

A new study shows how different sectors' emissions impact short- and long-term warming. It also shows how coolers masks that impact.

Report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund exposes the flaws in the strategy of using hydrogen blending as a way for Illinois to decarbonize its buildings.