Environmental Defense Fund

Nonprofit environmental advocacy group.

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Rite Aid
Can top retailers make safer chemicals commitments tangible for consumers?
edf.org - Alissa Sasso
The Mind the Store campaign recently released their third annual Who’s Minding the Store? report, which ranks retailer action on the removal of toxic …
Environmental Defense Fund
New Electricity Pricing Option to Save Illinoisans Money, Cut Pollution
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(CHICAGO, IL – Nov. 20, 2018) Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) yesterday filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) a residential Time of Use …
Natural Gas
One year after corporate methane advocacy commitments, serious doubts emerge
edf.org - Ben Ratner
The credibility of recent industry methane commitments is under the microscope. One year ago, many of the world’s top oil and gas companies publicly …
Coral Reefs
New research sheds light on how to assess coral reef ecosystem health
edf.org - Kendra Karr
Coral reefs play many important roles for marine ecosystems and communities, including for biodiversity, fishing, recreation, and tourism. They are a …
Baton Rouge
Delta Dispatches: Talking Oysters
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11.16.2018 | In Delta Dispatches Radio Show Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Richard Condrey, …
Natural Gas
One year after corporate methane advocacy commitments, serious doubts emerge
edf.org - Ben Ratner
The credibility of recent industry methane commitments is under the microscope. One year ago, many of the world’s top oil and gas companies publicly …
EPA
3 reasons why Apple, Danone, Mars, Nestle and Unilever just stood up for strong climate policy
edf.org - Victoria Mills
In the media storm surrounding the midterm elections, you might have missed an important act of sustainability leadership. Five of the world’s …
Chemical Industry
The Trump EPA is poised to grant the chemical industry yet another of its wishes under TSCA
edf.org - Richard Denison
Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. The chemical industry has long sought to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
Coral Reefs
New Research Shows There Are More Opportunities to Save Coral Reefs
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(SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 16, 2018) A new study published today in Scientific Reports, provides new hope and a new tool for monitoring coral reefs. The …
Public Health
Colorado Adopts Clean Car Standards to Protect Public Health, Cut Climate Pollution, Save Coloradans Money
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(Denver, CO – November 16, 2018) Colorado just became the latest state to adopt clean car standards that will protect their citizens’ health and save …
With dynamic electricity pricing, more data can lead to more savings
edf.org - EDF Blogs
By Kim Sha and Ben Liu, clean energy interns Illinois’ largest utility, ComEd, is almost finished deploying advanced metering infrastructure to its …
Cap and Trade
Climate scare tactics won’t work in California
edf.org - Erica Morehouse
Some polluters and their allies are rolling out an old and tired playbook in Sacramento. California is ahead of schedule in curbing climate pollution …
Wildfires
4 ways to stop the deadly cycle of wildfires
edf.org - Eric Holst
I mourn for the several dozen killed, hundreds missing, and thousands displaced and suffering from the ongoing wildfires in California. Living in …
California Air Resources Board
Four reasons why the California Air Resources Board should endorse the California Tropical Forest Standard
edf.org - Christina McCain
Tropical forests are key to halting global climate change. Destruction of these forests releases 14 to 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions …
California Wildfires
My evacuation from the California wildfires gave my climate work new urgency
edf.org - Jennifer Andreassen Burke
At 4 am on Friday, Nov. 9, I got the emergency alert I’d been dreading: We were under a mandatory evacuation order. I live in Thousand Oaks, a city …
Southern California Edison
California aims to hit ambitious climate goals through electrification
edf.org - Larissa Koehler
It’s been a good couple of weeks for clean energy in sunny California, which continues to move buildings and transportation away from dirty fossil …
Trump Administration
Colorado Decides Whether to Adopt State Clean Car Standards – Here’s What You Should Know
edf.org - Alice Henderson
This post was co-authored by EDF legal fellow Laura Shields. Colorado will decide this week whether to join 13 other states and implement protective …
Profit
Environmental Defense Fund, National Corn Growers Association Launch First-of-Its-Kind Partnership
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(ST. LOUIS, MO) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership …
Employment
With this new roadmap, Ohio can lay the groundwork for billions of investment dollars and thousands of new jobs
edf.org - Dick Munson
Earlier this year, I wrote about a report that shows Ohio could net more than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in investment dollars through energy …
Regulation
Mexico Finalizes Strong Oil and Gas Regs to Slash Methane Pollution
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(MEXICO CITY) Mexico’s Agencia de Seguridad, Energia y Ambiente (ASEA) today finalized regulations to cut harmful methane pollution from the oil and …
EPA
EPA Plan to Reduce Nitrogen Oxides from Big Diesel Trucks Must Achieve Protective Real-World Results, Address the Danger
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(Washington, D.C. – November 13, 2018) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an initiative today that could eventually include …
Regulation
Mexico's Finalized Methane Regulations Contrast with Trump's EPA Rollbacks
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(AUSTIN, TX) Today government leaders in Mexico announced finalization of ambitious rules to reduce oil and gas methane emissions, putting it on a …
FirstEnergy
Ohio continues move to smarter power system with multimillion-dollar clean-energy agreement
edf.org - John Finnigan
Over the past few years, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has actively opposed FirstEnergy in several cases where it sought bailouts for its …
Trump Administration
Taking shortcuts won't protect our families from air pollution
edf.org - Elena Craft, PhD
We know that air pollution is bad for our families. Science makes that abundantly clear. Studies, for example, show that mercury can damage the …
Louisiana
Podcast: In Search of Louisiana’s Mysterious Marsh Bird
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Delta Dispatches: In Search of Louisiana’s Mysterious Marsh Bird 11.09.2018 | In Delta Dispatches Radio Show On today’s show Erik Johnson, Director of …
FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy Takes Step toward Cleaner, Modern Grid
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(COLUMBUS – November 9, 2018) Although FirstEnergy has over the past couple of years sought billions in uneconomic coal bailouts, the utility giant …
Tech Trends
What if gadgets talked to the grid to cut carbon? With this new technology, they can.
edf.org - Andy Bilich
Having breakfast at a local restaurant last weekend, I was sitting next to parents who were desperately trying to get their toddler to eat the …
Fisheries
New hope for Indigenous fishing communities in Chile
edf.org - Erica Cunningham
On a cold morning, we descend a bumpy dirt road through a forest of ancient alerce trees. As the forest clears, we arrive at a rugged coastline, …
Tech Trends
What if gadgets talked to the grid to cut carbon? With this new technology, they can.
edf.org - Andy Bilich
Having breakfast at a local restaurant last weekend, I was sitting next to parents who were desperately trying to get their toddler to eat the …
Trump Administration
Voters put a check on the Trump administration's reckless environmental policies
edf.org - Fred Krupp
Last night, the American people voted to put a check on the excesses of the Trump administration. The voters are clearly demanding changes in …