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Statement of Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Methane and Clean Air Policy

EDF’s Karly Kelso discusses the importance of supporting aquatic food systems, and how they can help sustainably feed the world.

Domestic EV Sales Also Increasing More, Faster Than Recent Predictions

SBTi’s new report on BVCM is a significant step forward in helping companies understand how and why beyond value chain investments are necessary.

This blog was co-authored by Dara Diamond, Federal Climate Innovation Intern Historic climate investments from the Biden administration have put a much-needed down payment toward cutting emissions from industry — a major economic sector that makes up over a quarter of U.S. emissions. Still, a lot of hard work remains to meaningfully scale up solutions …

By Casey Horan The way charging customers connect to the grid is changing rapidly, especially in states working to meet transportation electrification and decarbonization targets. But regardless of policy goals, most states are experiencing increased demand for renewables accompanied by more customers seeking connection to the grid for projects like electric vehicle chargers, solar and storage.

A new report released today by EDF details how Texas’ $342 million clean air program can be improved to help companies that want to secure state funding for zero-emission trucks. Recommendations include how to improve program design of the grants offered, including how to modernize the calculation of nitrogen oxides reductions to ensure the full …

EDF report details how Texas’ $342 million clean air program can be improved to help companies that want to secure state funding for zero-emission trucks.

In 1856, Eunice Newton Foote discovered the heat-trapping effects of carbon dioxide — but her contribution to climate science was overlooked for more than 150 years.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just voted on a rule that will require publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risk.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

Study led by researchers at EDF and academic partners finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually.

State lawmakers are soon concluding their legislative actions during the 2024 General Assembly, advancing some key climate resilience efforts.

Three new conservation agreements announced today by the Biden-Harris administration will yield up to 400,000 acre-feet of water savings in Lake Mead. All

Statement of Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities

This past August, in southern Ecuador amidst dense mangrove forests, scientists were at work. As I followed in her footsteps, Julie Shahan, a Stanford University Ph.D. student, navigated the challenging terrain, burdened by the large 25-pound piece of equipment on her back. This equipment, a gas analyzer, collects measurements to unlock the secrets of soil …

First satellite developed by an environmental non-profit will see methane emissions others can’t, paving the way for heightened accountability and faster reductions

Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.

For the finance sector, MethaneSAT satellite data will enable a step change in oil & gas risk and performance evaluation.

EDF provides a guide for ports and their partners in the United States to set, plan, implement and achieve their decarbonization goals.

The New York Times reports on MethaneSAT, the game-changing satellite developed by EDF, with partners. “There will soon be a new eye in the sky that’s designed to detect emissions of methane, an invisible yet potent gas that is dangerously heating the world,” the newspaper reports.

The Biden administration paused approval of new facilities that would export liquified natural gas in order to study the impact of these projects on the climate. The Natural Gas Act charges the U.S Department of Energy with determining whether gas exports to certain countries are in the public interest. With the damage caused by climate …

Statement of Ted Kelly, EDF Senior Attorney, Markets and Regulation

By Maricel Maffini, PhD, Consultant, and Tom Neltner, Executive Director, Unleaded Kids What’s Happening? On February 9, 2024, the European Commission published a proposed regulation [PDF, 502KB] that would ban most uses of bisphenol A (BPA) in materials that contact food—including plastic and coatings applied to metal cans—and restrict other uses. Interested parties can comment …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today took important steps to strengthen safeguards intended to prevent toxic chemical disasters at thousands of industrial facilities across the country.