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Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals For the eighth year in a row, consumers rated chemicals as their top food safety concern according to the annual industry survey of consumer perspectives on food issues. In the survey conducted in March 2022, 48% of consumers rated chemicals as their top category of food safety concern – …

EDF statement on the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice at EPA

Taeun Kwon and EDF’s Yesh Pavlik Slenk discuss climate change, gender, power, and money, and reshaping finance leadership.

Industrial processes, packaging and certain additives all contribute toxic chemicals to our foods. EDF works with regulators and companies to tackle the issue. Here’s what you can do too.

EDF and allies urge FDA to revoke approval of phthalates in food packaging due to links to reproductive health risks.

Study co-authored by EDF analyzes the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) to examine the role of the forestry sector in mitigating climate change and how emissions trading might drive behavior change.

While big climate challenges remain, acknowledging each step forward helps keep us energized and focused on the progress still ahead.

As the water situation becomes particularly dire in Oregon's Harney Basin, EDF and Culp & Kelly, LLC have released a new Voluntary Agreements Analysis report to advance the community’s understanding of one potential approach for locally driven water management.

Meaningful methane emission reductions are not only possible—such efforts can potentially have a massive impact on warming.

The European Commission yesterday approved €5.2 billion in subsidies for hydrogen projects. Recently released research from Environmental Defense Fund outlines the risks of hydrogen’s near-term adverse climate impacts if not carefully deployed.  

EDF statement from Carol Andress, AVP, Congressional Affairs and Climate Policy

The sheer scale of climate change can leave us feeling helpless. But there are multiple ways that each of us can take action and make a difference. Start with these tips from climate advocates who decided to get involved.

Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a new campaign to partner with frontline communities to stop the rapid expansion of petrochemical and plastic pollution.

Farms, ranches and forests can get the U.S. 17% of the way toward the national goal to cut emissions in half by 2030.

This EDF report provides the first set of science-based targets for annual emission reductions from U.S. farms, ranches and forests.

El huracán Fiona tocó tierra en Puerto Rico como categoría 1 durante el fin de semana, causando inundaciones catastróficas y dejando a toda la isla sin electricidad.

EDF’s Degrees podcast features McDonald’s sustainability leader Jenny McColloch on using business strategy to drive global environmental impact.

EDF and ICF outline the first science‑based targets for annual emission cuts from U.S. farms, ranches and forests—key sectors for climate stabilization.

GM and EDF Announce Recommended Principles on EPA Emissions Standards for Model Year 2027 and Beyond

Hurricane Fiona, a category 1 storm, made landfall in Puerto Rico over the weekend, causing catastrophic flooding and leaving much of the island without electricity.

EDF statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager, U.S. Climate

Historic investment in agricultural climate solutions, Shipping shift slightly south saves whales, New wolf pack in Oregon

North Carolina is taking steps to ensure coastal resilience following the storm.

This EDF report shares new data about dairy and beef producers’ perspectives on enteric methane emissions and mitigation solutions: how likely they would be to adopt an enteric solution today, what kinds of barriers would prevent them from doing so and what features or incentives could streamline implementation.

Businesses have a unique opportunity to drive innovation to reduce enteric methane, according to a new EDF report. Companies with beef and dairy in their supply chains can play a critical role in reducing global enteric emissions by creating incentives and by investing in technologies that are tailored to the needs and concerns of farmers and ranchers.