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EDF research published in Nature Communications reveals that small oil and gas wells with leak-prone equipment are causing half of wellsite pollution nationwide.

The world's one billion+ cows are responsible for about 40% of global methane emissions - a significant contributor to global warming. Some climate-smart farmers and scientists are tackling the problem from, ahem, both ends. 

The world's one billion+ cows are responsible for about 40% of global methane emissions - a significant contributor to global warming. Some climate-smart farmers and scientists are tackling the problem from, ahem, both ends.

New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) preliminarily approved a nationally leading set of requirements that will curb oil and gas air and methane pollution.

Cutting methane pollution is the single fastest, most effective strategy we have to slow the rate of warming. The benefits to the climate will be almost immediate. If we are to meet net zero targets, companies need to take innovative approaches to slash both carbon dioxide and methane pollution.  The dairy industry is particularly well …

By Ilissa Ocko and Tianyi Sun A new report out this week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is once again shedding more light on the climate crisis. According to the latest research, we’re on a dangerous trajectory that will result in significantly more warming than what policymakers aimed for. As part of the …

The IPCC report shows ways to curtail our dependence on fossil fuel, like a global economy powered by clean energy and natural climate solutions.

EDF helped secure $4.7 billion in federal funding to plug orphan wells, clean up oil and gas pollution, and create jobs. 

EDF helped secure $4.7 billion in federal funding to plug orphan wells, clean up oil and gas pollution, and create jobs.

EDF senior scientist Kritee on efforts in India and how she stays hopeful in the face of challenges.

EDF research published in Environmental Research Letters shows that immediate action to reduce methane emissions could help preserve Arctic summer sea ice this century.

Check out EDF’s newest study: “The value of early methane mitigation in preserving Arctic summer sea ice.” Available now in Environmental Research Letters.

New EDF research reveals there's hope for preserving Arctic summer sea ice for future generations.

Rapidly slashing the world's methane emissions could help save our Arctic summer sea ice, slow climate change and protect countless animals that make sea ice home.

Reducing methane now is the fastest way to slow global warming in the near term and a critical part of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change.

By Andrew Howell and Dominic Watson This post first appeared in Energy Monitor. Not all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are hard to fix. For the oil and gas industry, an early point of focus has been flaring – which largely takes place when natural gas unearthed during oil production is burned as a waste stream.

By Jon Goldstein and Grace Weatherall Reducing the amount of methane emitted from oil and gas infrastructure is among the cheapest and simplest solutions we have to reduce global warming quickly while protecting public health. The Environmental Protection Agency is in the midst of developing rules to curb these emissions from oil and gas producers …

The public comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed oil and gas methane rules generated more than 400,000 individual submissions, including many from energy and financial companies that support Biden administration efforts to reduce emissions of this powerful greenhouse gas. However, our analysis of comments from energy and investment companies shows a troubling divide …

By Jon Goldstein and Ben Tettlebaum With responsibility over one-eighth of the nation’s landmass, the Bureau of Land Management has a lot of important jobs. Chief among them is ensuring federal and tribal lands — and the minerals beneath them — are wisely and responsibly managed on behalf of the public, including U.S. taxpayers and …

Methane is making the planet hotter, faster. EDF is moving the world to meet this urgent threat.

EDF and 17 environmental and public health organizations summited comments detailing the strong, legal, scientific foundation for protective EPA standards.

EDF surveys using advanced technology pinpoint, quantify, and track methane emissions from oil and gas production facilities in the Permian Basin.

From Goldman Sachs to HSBC, banks closed 2021 with important initial steps toward long-term emissions reductions, highlighting the finance sector’s growing net-zero ambition.

Climate pledges from the financial industry ring hollow unless firms support public policies to deliver the required emission cuts.

A Highwood Emissions Management report on pipeline sector methane emissions and solutions found adoption of tech used to identify and fix methane leaks.