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Capturing the mind-boggling amount of natural gas — aka methane — wasted each year across the oil and gas industry would mean big progress,

This blog is co-authored with the California Water Data Consortium. By Mike Myatt (Senior Director, Climate Resilient Water Systems – EDF) and Hannah Ake (Senior Program Manager – California Water Data Consortium) A key first step toward managing groundwater sustainably in California, as required by the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), is tracking how …

U.S. Postal Service Makes the Right Choice for America's Future with Clean Vehicles

EDF Welcomes EPA’s Important Clean Trucks Plan and Urges Swift Action

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) signed the Record of Decision approving permits for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Backed by decades of inn

NY’s Climate Action Council adopts its final Scoping Plan to meet CLCPA goals, advancing statewide decarbonization, electrification and climate resilience.

Last month, EDF co-hosted a workshop in Houston on the state of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in Texas. Partnering with Evolve, the Houston-Galveston Area Council and Port Houston, we met at the NRG Center with dozens of industry experts, government officials, fleet managers and drivers to talk about the economic and environmental opportunities that transitioning to …

EDF statement from Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President for People and Nature and Qin Hu, Vice President EDF China

The biggest news is not what the bill contains and where dollars will flow, but how it will significantly change American attitudes towards climate.

We spoke with Natasha Vidangos, Senior Director for Climate Innovation and Technology at Environmental Defense Fund, about what’s next for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and how it can help us tackle the climate crisis.

The Inflation Reduction Act puts a nearly $370 billion down payment on clean energy and climate progress, making it the most significant climate action ever taken by Congress.

Holiday packages arrive via zero-emission delivery vans, as electric trucks begin replacing diesel and cutting tailpipe pollution across U.S. roads.

As communities across the country face growing threats from climate change, Congress passed legislation that would provide directives and funding for criti

Congress reached a funding framework; EDF urges an omnibus that meets inflation and strengthens agency budgets to fight climate change and toxic pollution.

With so much climate work still ahead, marking the progress we make helps keep our momentum strong and our resolve steady.

EDF statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State Director

FERC Grants Permanent Certificate to Spire STL Pipeline without Hearing from Landowners, Ratepayers

They heat your home, not the planet. But what is a heat pump? And should you buy one?

Many major banks have set targets to reduce financed greenhouse gas emissions in their loan portfolios to zero by 2050 (also known as net zero targets). They join a growing movement of companies throughout the agricultural supply chain to set ambitious targets to reach net zero by 2050 to prevent the most severe impacts from …

They heat your home, not the planet. But what is a heat pump? And should you buy one?

Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent painful shockwaves through global gas markets — not only in Europe but across Asia and in developing economies that can least afford it. The crisis is accelerating efforts to transition to cleaner, safer, more reliable energy, while setting off a scramble for new gas supplies to backfill what once …

The Banking for Impact on Climate in Agriculture initiative published a guide for banks to set net zero GHG emissions targets for ag loan portfolios.

Here's the landmark climate progress you made possible

Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas that can trigger warming. As the industry grows, now is the time to ask tough questions — before vast systems are built out.