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BLOG POST
9 recommendations for getting US hydrogen hubs right from the start
Before we go all-in on deploying hydrogen, it’s essential we understand – and prepare for – its potential risks. As hydrogen hub proposals come together, EDF gives nine initial recommendations for federal and state policymakers and hydrogen hub developers to follow.More on:
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PODCAST
Land a Green Job 101
Trying to break into a sustainability job? Tune in to an impactful miniseries from EDF's Degrees podcast. Land a Green Job 101 — six short episodes with pro tips to help you find a planet-saving career.More on:
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REPORT
The High-Integrity Sustainable Aviation Fuels Handbook
Building on new work in United Nations’ (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to quantify the climate benefits of SAF on a life-cycle basis and ensure its environmental integrity and sustainability in the context of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, this handbook from EDF provides the foundation for air carriers and large corporate customers of air travel to help drive aviation’s energy transition in the near term.More on:
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BLOG POST
What policy instrument options are available to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector?
This blog was coauthored by Maureen Lackner, Huong Nguyen and Aaron Wolfe. New EDF Economics Discussion Paper describes the instrument options available to policy makers in both oil and gas producing as well as importing countries. Policy makers around the world are increasingly recognizing the need to drastically reduce methane emissions in parallel with carbon […]More on:
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EVENT
Climate Week Africa
At Africa Climate Week 2022, EDF experts are sharing insights, drawing on our work to speed the transition to clean energy and to ensure healthy and safe livelihoods, in particular for communities most impacted by the effects of climate change.More on:
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BLOG POST
EPA Takes Important Step to Ban Chrysotile Asbestos
Maria Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director, Chemicals Policy EPA has made the important and long-awaited decision to propose banning nearly all remaining uses of chrysotile asbestos in the United States. EDF submitted comments supporting this proposed ban (with some caveats) because of the high risk of cancer and fatal respiratory diseases for individuals who import, process, […]More on:
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REPORT
Power Sector Decarbonization in North Carolina
New analysis from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Rural Beacon Initiative (RBI) shows that joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) can be an integral tool for North Carolina to cost-effectively reduce emissions and meet the state’s carbon reduction goals.More on:
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BLOG POST
TCEQ announces critical new funding commitment for zero-emission trucks
Critical funding for more zero-emission trucks in Texas is on the way. For the first time ever, a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality grant program that provides incentives to replace heavy-duty diesel vehicles will guarantee that at least half of the funding awarded will go to projects that include zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.More on:
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BLOG POST
FDA decisions leave ortho-phthalates in food and our safety in limbo
On May 19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced four incongruous actions in response to petitions submitted by EDF and others asking the agency to ban the use of more than two dozen ortho-phthalates (phthalates) in food packaging and processing equipment.More on:
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ARTICLE
What would save lives and fight injustice? Stronger limits on fine particle pollution
In a new report released by EDF, scientists found that fine particle pollution, primarily generated by burning fossil fuels, is especially rampant — and deadly — in Black, Hispanic, and low-income communities. But there is a way for all of us to breathe easier. The Environmental Protection Agency could tighten its standard.More on:
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BLOG POST
New York PSC must ensure charging infrastructure in place for medium and heavy-duty fleet electrification
EDF and partner organizations petitioned the PSC to prepare the utility system for zero-emission trucks and buses at the levels and speed that New York’s legislature and environmental regulator require.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Policy Instrument Options for Addressing Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
The objective of this paper, co-authored by EDF, is to give policy makers, regulators, and other stakeholders a description of the main policy and regulatory levers available to realize the significant methane mitigation opportunities in the oil and gas sector. It aims to provide an overview of the different policy instrument options and thereby help policy makers assess which option is most attractive given regional circumstances and the relevant regulatory and political constraints.More on:
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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
The scoop on the Scoping Plan: California’s draft plan misses the opportunity for greater climate ambition (Part 1)
This EDF blog series unpacks several key aspects of California's draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan and evaluates whether they raise California’s climate ambition to the levels needed to protect communities from the worst climate impacts.More on:
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BLOG POST
Leadership in focus — building to a more sustainable future for small-scale fisheries
By Bavidra Mohan, Director of Acumen Academy, and Jeff Young, Senior Manager, Global Capacity Development, Environmental Defense Fund The small-scale fisheries sector is a powerful example of our interconnectedness. Small-scale fisheries employ 90% of all fishworkers globally, supplying nearly half of the world’s fish catch each year. In addition to feeding coastal communities, seafood harvested […]More on:
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REPORT
Texas Water Priorities 2022
EDF recommendations for the Texas Legislature with regard to the state's water supply.More on:
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ARTICLE
Buttigieg: Transportation is the climate solution
At a virtual town hall hosted by EDF Action, the advocacy partner of EDF, Transportation Secretary Buttigieg spoke with EDF political affairs director Elizabeth Gore about climate change, climate action and being a sleep-deprived new dad. Here’s an edited excerpt of their conversation.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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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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BLOG POST
UN climate conference more productive than you think
Here are some highlights from the United Nations climate summit (COP26) and why it was actually more productive than news accounts made it seem.More on:
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