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Keeping food on the table when water is scarce is a balancing act
October 7, 2020 | Maurice Hall, Senior Advisor, Climate Resilient Water SystemsWater supplies are becoming scarcer as a result of more severe droughts supercharged by climate change.More on:
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Private Sector’s Climate Ambition Gains Ground with JP Morgan Commitment
October 6, 2020Statement of Ben Ratner, Senior Director, EDF+BusinessMore on:
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Texas Railroad Commission Promises to Address Flaring Waste, First Plans to Approve 30 Flare Exemptions
October 6, 2020Texas regulators plan 30 new long-term flaring exemptions despite pledges to cut flaring; advocates call for clear goals, targets, and stronger data.More on:
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Blog post
How we used machine learning to get better estimate of London’s NO2 pollution reduction
October 5, 2020A new analysis for UK Clean Air Day from Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe) finds nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution was 40% lower than expected across London during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. But how do we know about pollution that didn’t happen? We used a machine learning model to predict what the concentration of NO2 …More on:
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The Battle for Clean Air
October 2, 2020Discussion of how California, EDF, and state, private sector and environmental allies are fighting back against Trump 's rollback of climate protections.More on:
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How female farmers are conservation leaders on the farm and beyond
October 2, 2020Surveys show that women own or co-own nearly half the farmland in the Midwest but are often under-represented in leadership positions, including in policymaking bodies, financial institutions, and other agricultural agencies and institutions.More on:
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Trump EPA Finalizes Air Toxics Loophole That Will Allow More Dangerous, Cancer-Causing Pollution
October 1, 2020EDF vows to oppose rollback of vital health protections.More on:
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NEFMC sets 100 percent monitoring target for groundfish fleet
October 1, 2020EDF, long-time champion of increased monitoring in New England, calls for the target to be met.More on:
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At House Hearing, EDF Will Urge Finance Sector to Address Climate Risks to U.S. Agriculture
October 1, 2020EDF director of working lands, Maggie Monast, will testify on the financial risks that climate change poses to America’s agriculture sector.More on:
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EDF launches new tool to highlight corporate action on climate policy
October 1, 2020The Climate Authenticity Meter rates how companies and industry groups’ lobbying activities support or obstruct progress on climate policy.More on:
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The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and the Common Law of Groundwater Rights
September 30, 2020EDF partnered with leading experts to develop a law review article, published in the Journal of Environmental Law, that takes a deep dive into the relationship between California's SGMA and groundwater rights.More on:
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Environmental Justice Event Series
September 29, 2020EDF hosted a series of conversations with environmental justice experts leading the way to understand environmental disparities and create change. -
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New Multi-Agency Effort Aims to Reduce Air Pollution, Disaster Risk in Houston
September 28, 2020EDF is partnering with the Houston and Harris County to expand pollution monitoring capability and identify facilities that most threaten public health.More on:
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EDF acknowledges potential for sustainable US aquaculture, notes more work ahead as legislation introduced
September 25, 2020Statement by Eric Schwaab, senior vice president at Environmental Defense Fund Oceans program, on the reintroduction of the AQUAA 2.0 Act.More on:
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Governor Wolf Stands up for Pennsylvanians’ Health and Climate, Vetoes Obstructionist Bill
September 24, 2020Joint Statement from Environmental Defense Fund and Pennsylvania Environmental CouncilMore on:
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New Air Quality Rules Tackle Pollution During Early Stages of Oil and Gas Operations
September 23, 2020EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, EnergyMore on:
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Newsom Takes Action to Protect the Health of Californians, Boost Economy
September 23, 2020This plan positions California to win a new generation of jobs building affordable zero emission vehicles – jobs that Europe and China are also hoping to cMore on:
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Lack of Key Considerations in FDA Food Chemical Safety Process Leaves Consumers at Risk of Chronic Diseases
September 23, 2020EDF joins a group of organizations demanding that the agency and industry evaluate cumulative health effects of classes of related food chemicals.More on:
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Innovation Bill Would Reduce Climate Pollution
September 22, 2020This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be considering the Clean Energy Jobs and Innovation Act. This House energy innovation package modernizesMore on:
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Justice Ginsburg’s Legacy Protects Millions Afflicted by Climate and Air Pollution
September 22, 2020Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on Passing of Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMore on:
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China Announces Steps to Advance its Carbon Market and to Study Carbon Neutrality
September 22, 2020EDF statement from Zhang Jianyu, Vice President, China, as China is takes bold steps to address its contribution to climate change.More on:
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Bar for Banks Rises as Morgan Stanley Commits to Net Zero by 2050
September 21, 2020Morgan Stanley is the first major U.S. bank to pledge to net zero financed emissions by 2050, but it won’t be the last. -
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Climate change is dumping record amounts of rain. We’re not equipped to handle it.
September 17, 2020Flooding caused by these wetter, more intense storms is devastating lives and costing billions. Is there a way out?More on:
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Climate Week NYC Partners with EDF to Mark the Start of a Critical Period for Climate Action
September 16, 2020EDF is partnering with Climate Week NYC to deliver a series of events on what countries, and the private sector, must do over the next year to address the -
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Business Roundtable’s Policy Further Proof of Corporate America’s Support for Urgent Climate Action
September 16, 2020Leading businesses are making it clear that we cannot lose sight of climate change that poses severe threats to our communities and economy.



