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Lamont Taylor has spent decades as a civil rights activist. Now, the 72 year old has turned his attention to environmental racism. 

This EDF white paper draws conclusions primarily from the escapes of marine finfish farmed in their current natural range or their native ocean basin that would be relevant to marine species and operations expected to be reared in U.S. offshore waters.

In this study, EDF and academic scientists model wellbore methane emissions using industry data in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, finding that differing model assumptions to handle unclear/missing data have a strong influence on estimated emissions.

Statement of EDF Director of U.S. Clean Energy Ted Kelly

Soil organic carbon protocol matrix

Ambitious nature-based climate solutions programs could deliver benefits for biodiversity, communities, and the climate. Unfortunately, a lack of evidence about specific benefits from specific strategies prevents researchers and policymakers from confidently prescribing when and where they should be used.

A recent poll conducted by Environmental Defense Fund and Global Strategy Group shows that voters overwhelmingly support doing research into aquaculture to understand its benefits and risks and set the appropriate standards.

Many of us don’t realize how much of our livelihoods depend on a reliable electricity grid, until we lose power in a blackout or outage. For many communities across the country, that is becoming a more common occurrence as we experience more frequent and severe storms and heat waves worsened by climate change. Just last …

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it.

In the battle against misinformation, one response has started to generate some promising data: inoculation. This practice treats misinformation like a virus.

The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are the most ambitious environmental laws in U.S. history — and already, they’re improvin

2023 was a pivotal year for EDF's impact in India. We made significant progress in building our foundation of partners and aligning our activities to support the country’s economic development, all while stabilizing the climate and providing a healthy environment.

EDF statement of Rachel Rhode, Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Florida

EDF statement from Ted Kelly, Senior Attorney for Energy Markets & Regulation

Medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) are major sources of harmful air pollution and greenhouse gases, and disproportionately burden communities of color. To study the impact of potential policy interventions, EDF estimated pollution changes and health impacts for the 7-county Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) region for two policy scenarios: 1. Implementation of the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation, and 2. a full transition to 100% zero tailpipe emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles (eMHDVs).

White paper from EDF provides details on the capabilities of new technologies for detecting landfill methane – including satellites, remote sensing technologies, and drones – and describes advances at the state level.

As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, landowners and water managers are turning to the Groundwater Accounting Platform as a data-driven tool that enables them to track water availability and usage with user-friendly dashboards and workflows. The platform, which EDF helped developed alongside partners in California, is available throughout the western United States to support sustainable groundwater management practices.

To jumpstart clean hydrogen buildout as part of the U.S. energy transition, the Inflation Reduction Act established the 45V tax credit for clean hydrogen production. Treasury has now issued a draft rule, outlining which hydrogen production processes are eligible for the different tax credit levels. To ensure that the hydrogen incentivized by this tax credit is truly clean and sustainable, these provisions must be included.

EDF's electric vehicle experts assembled these facts to counter the lobbyists who want to make sure Americans keep paying at the pump.

EDF Statement by Amanda Leland, Executive Director

EDF fact sheet summarizing approaches for financing nature-based solutions for the specific SOE (slow onset event) of biodiversity loss.

Scientists have amassed an overwhelming amount of evidence that humans are the main cause of climate change. Here are 9 ways the evidence stacks up.

Learn more about prebunking, a key strategy to combat online misinformation before it spreads.

Recognizing the urgency of the climate crisis and the significant role of the food sector in reducing global emissions of methane, the Dairy Methane Action Alliance has stepped forward to catalyze accountability, transparency and ambitious climate action within the food industry.

Meghan Hauser — owner of Table Rock Farm — provides insight into her experience working as a dairy farmer in Western New as part of a series of climate-smart agriculture sessions at Climate Week NYC 2023.