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Cover crop costs vary significantly: new data from 83 Minnesota farms shows
Between 2022-2024, EDF and its' partners will collect financial data on cover crops from corn, soybean, wheat and corn silage farms across Minnesota.More on:
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WEBSITE
Cleaning the air for everyone
Air pollution can be deadly. Learn how to combat it using scientific research and local emissions data to improve health where you live. Join us in securing cleaner air, climate action and healthier communities.More on:
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BLOG POST
Linking knowledge and action for climate-ready fisheries: Putting the puzzle together
By Julia Mason and Sarah Weisberg What will it take to create climate-resilient fisheries? Fisheries scientists and managers across the US have been sensing a change in the air — and not just the highest temperatures ever recorded, although they probably contribute. There’s a growing sense of climate urgency in fishery management conversations and agendas. […]More on:
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EXPERT VOICES
Producing food sustainably in a warming world
Amanda Leland, Executive Director at Environmental Defense Fund, on why supporting farmers, fishers and food producers is critical to ensuring abundant food for a growing population in a warming world.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Seaweed blue carbon: Ready? Or Not?
EDF scientists and co-authors engaged experts in a system mapping exercise to support decision-making in the context of the high levels of uncertainty associated with seaweed blue carbon.More on:
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BLOG POST
Analysis: Cutting oil and gas methane is one of Canada’s most affordable climate solutions
By Ari Pottens and Maureen Lackner New research confirms that cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector is one of the fastest and most affordable steps Canada can take to help address the climate crisis. According to the report by Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, Canada’s upstream oil and gas companies can eliminate […]More on:
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BLOG POST
The ocean as a climate champion: Capitol Hill Ocean Week paints the town blue
By Lucy Vogt, EDF Seafood Policy Intern Last month, Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) welcomed environmental businesses, leaders, and shakers — and one brand-new intern. CHOW investigated the intersection between the ocean and the climate by facilitating conversations about ocean opportunities. Even though the ocean covers more than 70% of the earth, produces 50% of […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Financial impacts of cover crops in Minnesota
This project is gathering detailed financial data on cover crops between 2022-2024 from corn, soybean, and other row crop farms across Minnesota.More on:
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BLOG POST
Without action, unreported methane pollution from Saskatchewan could threaten Canada’s climate goals and create more fallout from climate change
By Ari Pottens and Scott Seymour It’s no secret that the rampant, out-of-control wildfires which are devastating parts of Canada and creating toxic air quality conditions for millions of people, are exacerbated by climate change. This makes it all the more crucial to rapidly reduce the greenhouse gases behind the climate crisis. In 2020, Canada’s […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Landmark study reveals that millions of Americans live less than a mile from an orphaned oil and gas well
By Adam Peltz & Kate Roberts This week, the Department of the Interior announced nearly $660 million in grant funding to plug orphan wells across the U.S., adding to $560 million in initial funding from last summer. The news comes on the heels of new research led by researchers at McGill University and EDF experts […]More on:
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ANALYSIS
Saskatchewan's oil and gas methane: how have underestimated emissions in Canada impacted progress toward 2025 climate goals?
EDF research reveals problems with the way Saskatchewan is managing emissions from a very specific type of oil production known as Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand. A lot of gas, most of which is methane, also comes out during this process.More on:
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BLOG POST
Bi-partisan efforts yield important wins for water in Oregon
Oregon’s 2023 legislative session concluded with a wide-ranging drought package passing through the House and the Senate, enabling key investments necessary to building a water-secure future for Oregon’s communities and ecosystems. The investments come at a critical moment as climate change is impacting water resources throughout Oregon. The vast majority of the state remains […] The post Bi-partisan efforts yield important wins for water in Oregon first appeared on On the Water Front.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Linking knowledge and action for climate-ready fisheries: Emerging best practices across the US
Study co-authored by EDF scientists distills 8 lessons from emerging climate-informed US fisheries management efforts.More on:
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REPORT
Turning Climate Commitments Into Results: An Update on State-level Climate Targets
EDF has conducted an updated analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions projections for each U.S. state and territory that has committed to reduce their emissions consistent with the U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution submitted under Article 4 of the Paris Climate Agreement.More on:
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REPORT
Canada’s Methane Abatement Opportunity
This report from Dunsky and EDF evaluates the most cost-effective reduction pathway available for the Canadian upstream oil and gas industry to achieve the federal methane emissions reduction target of 75% by 2030 relative to 2012 levels.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Electric Vehicle Total Cost of Ownership Analysis
Results of EDF analysis to compare the Total Cost of Ownership for currently available EVs to similar gasoline vehicles.More on:
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REPORT
Lead Cable Investigation
Report prepared for EDF by Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd. (MTS) seeks to understand the extent to which telecom and power cables running through rivers, streams, and lakes that serve as drinking water sources may have been constructed using lead pipe and which may now pose a public health risk.More on:
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An audit on the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule is bad for California and bad for the country
Last month, the California Air Resources Board unanimously voted to adopt the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule, which sets purchase requirements for private and government fleets to increasingly transition to zero-emission trucks, and sets a 100% sales requirement for manufacturers in 2036.BLOG POSTAn audit on the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule is bad for California and bad for the country
Last month, the California Air Resources Board unanimously voted to adopt the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule, which sets purchase requirements for private and government fleets to increasingly transition to zero-emission trucks, and sets a 100% sales requirement for manufacturers in 2036.ARTICLEInnovation Will Take Electric Trucks Further, Faster
There’s a whole ecosystem of companies that supports the trucking industry. From advanced refrigeration to AI-powered logistics, the industry is prepping for an upgrade.More on:
REPORTCall to action for sustainable maritime fuel production
Maritime shipping is responsible for 3% of global greenhouse emissions. For the shipping industry to play its role in limiting global warming to 1.5°C, emissions must be rapidly reduced within this decade and reach zero by 2050.ANALYSISEnvironmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells in the United States
Analysis on environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned wells provides a framework that can be used to manage the millions of documented and undocumented orphaned wells in the U.S. and abroad.More on:
BLOG POSTUsing sound to improve fishery management study sardines in the Philippines
By EDF’s Jose Ingles, Jimely Flores and Rod Fujita, and Joseph Warren, Stony Brook University Small fish have a big role. Fisheries for sardine, herring and anchovy species collectively produce more yield than any other fisheries worldwide and account for about one-third of total global catches arriving in ports. These fisheries span the globe and […]More on:
ANALYSISExtreme Smog Challenge of India Intensified by Increasing Lower Tropospheric Stability
In this analysis published in Geophysical Research Letters, we use long-term satellite data to show a significant increase in aerosol exceedances over northern India, resulting in sustained atmospheric warming and surface cooling trends over the last two decades.More on:
VIDEOEDF explains: What is blue carbon?
Scientist Kristin Kleisner explains what blue carbon is -- and how it affects the planet.More on: