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The Degrees podcast is an action hub for Gen Z and Millennials to find career guidance and connect to a community of mentors. Green jobs are among the fast

EDF analysis finds that New Mexico will achieve less than one-third of the 45% reduction in climate pollution by 2030 that was committed to by the governor via 2019 executive order.

Today during a special session, Virginia lawmakers voted to finalize amendments to the state’s upcoming fiscal year budget and have made resilience-building programs a greater priority. Once signed by Governor Youngkin, this budget allocates $100 million to the Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund and will allow local governments to help property owners finance flood resilience projects and programs across the state.

EDF co-authored study published in the journal Environmental Health evaluated Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) notices that food manufacturers voluntarily submitted to FDA and found that 1) no GRAS notices followed FDA's draft guidance, and 2) there were high risks of bias and conflicts of interest.

By Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals, Klara Matouskova, PhD, Consultant, and Maricel Maffini, PhD, Consultant What Happened? In our new study, we evaluated Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) notices—a total of 403 between 2015-2020—that food manufacturers voluntarily submitted to FDA for review. Our goal was to determine whether industry was adhering to FDA’s Guidance on Best Practices for …

Results were released today for Washington’s third quarterly cap-and-invest auction, which was held on August 30th. The results from this sold-out auction continue to demonstrate strong demand for allowances in this program, which has brought in significant revenue for the state of Washington to reinvest in its communities. These results follow on two previous sold-out …

When a continent with 65% of the world’s arable land struggles to feed its 1.4 billion people, we know something is wrong. The African and global food systems need a rethink. The urgent and pressing need to address a more productive, transparent, equitable food system, poverty and the far-reaching effects of climate change requires us to forge alliances among diverse stakeholders and sectors.

Environmental Defense Fund is working with partners to drive climate action at Regional Climate Weeks ahead of COP28, the U.N. Climate Change Conference.

Although Africa has contributed the least to the current climate crisis, it has been among the hardest hit by its impacts. But that's not the continent's only story in the global warming debate: The first Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi will focus on the continent's potential as a centre for climate solutions. It will be a moment to reflect on Africa's home-grown opportunities to lead on climate and further the ambitions of the African Union's Agenda 2063, 'The Africa We Want.

Globally, indoor air pollution harms more women than men. In India, an all-female team of health workers are taking on this invisible threat. 

The world’s favorite alcoholic beverage is in danger from climate change. 

All-electric ice cream trucks serve up the best of summer without the fumes and noise.

Groundwater professionals have long united around the desire to “make the invisible visible.” It’s a slogan that finds its way into most conversations, publications, and speeches on the global groundwater crisis. Last year’s United Nations World Water Development Report focused entirely on groundwater. It’s chosen title? Groundwater, making the invisible visible. One could be forgiven …

Dr. Sanjeev Goyal, Head and Chief Scientist at the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) presented a promising new methodology to support Indian cities combating air pollution through ward-level action at the prestigious 2023 India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) in Bengaluru.  ICAS is the preeminent annual air quality event in India. It brings together governments,

From an electoral win in Ecuador to solar arrays in Virginia and Pennsylvania, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate fight. These are this week's good news stories. 

The entire northeast corner of Ecuador was once inhabited by the A’i Cofán people, but the population has dwindled as the land has been fragmented by development. Protecting their land is a constant, sometimes dangerous, struggle. But there may be a glimmer of hope in the form of the largest-ever public-private partnership that invests in protecting the forest. 

Want to enlist your pup in the fight against climate change? A lower-carbon diet can help keep both Fido and the planet in tiptop shape.

The appointment of James "Jim" Jones as FDA's first Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods comes as a welcome development.

This blog was co-authored by Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State Director at Environmental Defense Fund. Results of the August Western Climate Initiative auction were released today, and as expected we saw strong demand for allowances. At the same time, California Air Resources Board (CARB) is continuing its series of workshops exploring potential changes to the …

A recent paper published in the peer-reviewed journal GeoHealth shows that temperatures are increasingly exceeding the point where electric fans can help be safely used for cooling, leaving communities that lack access to air conditioning vulnerable to severe health impacts.

One of the Inflation Reduction Act’s key provisions is a powerful tax credit to spark the development and adoption of clean, low-carbon aviation fuels. Climate pollution from aircraft is often overlooked, but if aviation were a country, it would be among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. The Biden administration is about to make a …

More and more electric school buses, which offer a much healthier ride to kids, are hitting the streets thanks in part to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. 

Published in the scientific journal Earth's Future and supported in part by funding from Environmental Defense Fund, a new research agenda focuses on the intersection between the increased use of storm surge barriers and the resulting estuary impacts. These are three key takeaways from our research. The post The impact of storm surge barriers on estuaries and ecosystems first appeared on Growing Returns.

By Elizabeth Arenz Hosbein When I graduated from Harvard Business School with a resume in finance, it was perhaps unexpected that I joined Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading environmental NGO, to spend a fellowship year investigating private equity (PE) from the outside. I had big questions to answer: to what extent are PE firms …