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A sweeping new national report has found that Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now and that those effects are likely to get worse.

EDF blog featuring discussions of resilient land and water systems that allow people and nature to prosper in a changing climate.

Senate Bill 1414 was voted out of committee today and is on a clear path to save Californians energy and money. Discover more in this article.

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu A team of scientists from Cuba and EDF set sail on an expedition to assess the status and health of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Ana Maria and the Gardens of the Queen marine reserve in southern Cuba, one of the most pristine and intact coral reef ecosystems …

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the EPA exceeded its authority when it attempted to create a cap and trade system for emissions from power plants.

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu A team of scientists from Cuba and EDF set sail on an expedition to assess the status and health of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Ana Maria and the Gardens of the Queen marine reserve in southern Cuba, one of the most pristine and intact coral reef ecosystems …

We have an opportunity to address part of the problem by demanding that our leaders take action to reduce asthma hazards – for Latinos, and for the nation

By: Kendra Karr & Owen Liu With support from the Waitt Foundation, EDF launched an initiative last year with the University of Havana’s Center for Marine Research that allowed teams of Cuban, U.S. and Mexican scientists to carry out a series of expeditions to conduct vital new research on Cuba’s remarkable—but understudied—marine and coastal ecosystems.  …

Coral reefs are some of the world’s most imperiled marine habitats.  Impacts from climate change, pollution, overfishing and resource extraction combine to threaten reefs all over the world.  This is especially true in the Caribbean, where rapid development is underway across the Caribbean Sea, exacerbating the stressors on coral reefs and their related seagrass and mangrove ecosystems.

The fourth anniversary of the BP Oil Spill presents an important chance to review what we have learned, and not yet learned, from this tragedy.

The new fisheries fund supports improved data collection and enforcement, and enable fishermen to purchase equipment that avoids catching unwanted fish.

The U.S. EPA released five technical papers today, initiating the first stage in a multifaceted process that is part of the White House methane strategy.