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BLOG POST
Our New Electric Resilience Toolkit: Resources to Enhance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities
This post was co-authored by EDF’s Michael Panfil and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law have released a new Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Activating social science for flood risk and resilience planning in Louisiana and beyond
EDF and partners at Cornell University launched a two-part social science study to examine Louisiana residents’ risk perceptions related to coastal land loss and climate change.More on:
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BLOG POST
Creating data to support communities on the front lines of oil and gas production in the U.S.
This week EDF published a new study that combines locations of active oil and gas wells with census tract data in a way that helps us better understand the characteristics of the communities living near them.More on:
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ARTICLE
Hydrogen: Climate friend or foe?
Whether hydrogen turns out to be a climate Jekyll or Hyde will depend, based on soon-to-be published research by Environmental Defense Fund, on how it’s made and how much of it leaks.More on:
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FACT SHEET
U.S. LNG Commitment and Wasted Gas Analysis - June 2022
The U.S. recently committed to provide an additional 50 BCM/yr of U.S. LNG to the European Union to offset Russian gas imports. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) estimates that reducing waste of natural gas from leaks and flaring could comprise more than half of that 50 BCM/yr commitment.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Methane emissions from US low production oil and natural gas well sites
EDF research published in Nature Communications reveals that small oil and gas wells with leak-prone equipment are causing half of wellsite pollution nationwide.More on:
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REPORT
Analysis of PM2.5-Related Health Burdens Under Current and Alternative NAAQS
Black Americans 65 and older are three times more likely to die from exposure to fine particle air pollution than white Americans over 65, according to a report prepared by Industrial Economics, Inc. for EDF.More on:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Air tracker shows path pollution takes through neighborhoods
EDF and partners have combined a newly created online mapping tool — run on real-time, trusted scientific models — with air pollution and weather forecasting data to help users learn more about the air they’re breathing and allow them to see where it's coming from.More on:
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BLOG POST
As Congress makes big budget decisions, new polling shows bipartisan support for climate innovation investment
Recent national polling by Morning Consult, commissioned by EDF, makes clear that a bipartisan majority of voters support bolstering federal funding for climate innovation.More on:
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BLOG POST
Getting to net zero: New policy insights on the role of carbon management strategies
EDF's summary for policymakers, based on new modeling from Evolved Energy Research, shares insights on the potential role of carbon removal and carbon capture strategies in reaching net-zero emissions in the U.S.More on:
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REPORT
Summary for Policymakers: Carbon Management in Net-zero Energy Systems
EDF summary for policymakers, based on new modeling from Evolved Energy Research, shares insights on the potential role of carbon removal and carbon capture strategies in reaching net-zero emissions in the U.S.More on:
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ARTICLE
The fishers battling climate change and overfishing in the fight to feed a hungry world
EDF and partners around the world are working to elevate seafood’s role in addressing food insecurity, particularly in tropical developing nations, and to open new opportunities for sustainable and resilient marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.More on:
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REPORT
Act Now or Pay Later: The Costs of Climate Inaction for Ports and Shipping
A report from EDF and RTI International reveals that the global shipping and port industry is susceptible to billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and trade disruption from climate change impacts.More on:
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ANALYSIS
The value of early methane mitigation in preserving Arctic summer sea ice
EDF research published in Environmental Research Letters shows that immediate action to reduce methane emissions could help preserve Arctic summer sea ice this century.More on:
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OVERVIEW
Monitoring methane in Canada
EDF is funding high-tech research that will paint a picture of methane emissions in Canada like we’ve never had before.More on:
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REPORT
N-Visible Estimate Nitrous Oxide and Nitrate Losses
EDF Guide: How to Use Nitrogen Balance to Estimate Nitrous Oxide and Nitrate LossesMore on:
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ANALYSIS
Full lead service line replacement: A case study of equity in environmental remediation
EDF co-authored a peer-reviewed case study highlighting the environmental justice issues that arise when water utilities require property owners to pay when they replace lead service lines (LSLs) that connect homes to the water main under the street.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Upstream Solutions to Downstream Problems: Investing in Rural Natural Infrastructure for Water Quality Improvement and Flood Risk Mitigation
Paper published in the journal Water by EDF scientists reviews the evidence that implementing natural infrastructure in upstream agricultural landscapes could improve water quality and reduce flood risk for downstream communities, and identifies a suite of natural infrastructure measures that provide the greatest benefits.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Zero-emission trucks generating jobs across the U.S.
New market research by EDF and the consulting firm Strategy& (a member of the PwC network) shows the zero-emission trucks market generating jobs across the United States.More on:
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PROJECT
Harnessing satellite data to fight drought and keep us fed
This new platform from EDF, NASA, Desert Research Institute, Google and others helps farmers figure out how to get as much as they can out of every drop of water.More on:
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VIDEO
Fishing Smarter
A digital revolution within fisheries can help solve the ocean’s greatest challenges while improving sustainability and profitability. Take a deeper dive in EDF's latest film, “Fishing Smarter.”More on:
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PROJECT
Harnessing nature to reduce Gulf Coast flood and chemical exposure risk
The mix of climate-induced flood risks and industrial facilities along the Gulf Coast could spell disaster. An EDF project aims to reduce these risks for people and the environment.More on:
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BACKGROUND
CBS highlights EDF’s high-tech tools in the climate fight
CBS news video highlights EDF's high-tech tools to monitor methane leaks that contribute to global warming.More on: