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Statement of Joanna Slaney, EDF Associate Vice President

These mass firings of engineers, scientists and others will weaken EPA and create a dangerous imbalance skewed in favor of polluters over people’s health

The residents of East Palestine are still dealing with toxic reminders of the train derailment that upended their lives.

India is progressively transitioning from the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme to the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS).

Removing climate information from the USDA website will harm farmers suffering from extreme weather and families suffering from high food prices.

The landmark agreement sets a precedent for including grid-enhancing technologies in transmission planning.

Statement from Environmental Defense Fund on Governor Shapiro’s Energy Plan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Environmental Defense Fund's Keith Gaby explains why RFK Jr. needs to commit to science-based policy.

For Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) organizations of the Americas, 2025 brings fresh expectations. For the first time, the UNFCCC COP30 will take place in the Amazon Basin,  hosted by the city of Belém, in the Brazilian state of Pará. This will present a unique opportunity to cast global attention to the challenges and potential solutions unfolding in the wider Amazon region. The post The Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Road to COP30 at Belém: An Outlook for 2025 appeared first on Climate 411.

The agreement, which follows three previous ones signed by Costa Rica, Ghana, and Para (Brazil), signals a significant step forward in building a functioning financial mechanism to protect the Amazon and other vital forests The post Ecuador Announces Milestone in Halting Tropical Deforestation appeared first on Climate 411.

Seaweed farming can support coastal livelihoods, sustainable food production and ecosystem health in the Philippines. The article presents it as a promising pathway for strengthening the country’s blue economy. The post Seaweed Farming: Fresh Green Hope for the Philippines’ Blue Economy appeared first on EDFish.

A broad group is taking action to defend California’s clean vehicle standards, which provide vital protections for people’s health and the environment.

EDF statement from Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel and Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies

EDF's Chris Kuzdas applauded Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs $60.3 million investment to protect Arizona’s water supply.

EDF statement from Joanna Slaney, AVP, Political Affairs

The FDA is finally banning Red No. 3 in food after decades of urging by experts and health advocates.

America’s food supply depends on increasingly strained aquifers. Here are some essential building blocks for a national effort to secure our groundwater. In early 2024, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) requested input on how to address the country’s groundwater challenges. For EDF’s Climate Resilient Water Systems team, which has been ... The post How to build a national effort to secure America’s disappearing groundwater first appeared on On the Water Front.

President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, jeopardizing the fight against climate change and America's position in the clean energy race.

By: Onesya Damayanti, M. Khazali, and Meutia Isty “Fishing with trawl must be stopped because it has increasingly reduced my husbands’ blue swimming crab catches,” Sunamah stated confidently during the Lampung Blue Swimming Crab Co-Management meeting on March 5, 2024, representing women groups. Speaking in an official forum of about 50 participants, predominantly male government ... The post Empowering Women in Blue Swimming Crab Fisheries Management in Lampung appeared first on EDFish.

New functionality will track rollbacks, legal action, and other threats and changes to the IRA following the end of the Biden administration.

In his first days in office, President Trump issued executive orders eliminating federal environmental justice programs and laying off DEI staff.

Hearing “A Decade Later: Assessing the Legacy and Impact of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” before the Subcommittee on Environment.

EDF strengthens US flood resilience by empowering local advocacy for smart projects and pushing for shared federal priorities.

EDF highlights businesses that are advancing steps toward reducing their GHG emissions while building profitable businesses in a series of interviews.

EDF Statement from Mark Brownstein, Senior Vice President, Energy Transition