Environmental Defense
D.C. Circuit Lets Toxic Pollution Loophole Stand on Procedural Grounds – But Says Loophole Has No Legal Effect D.C. Circuit Lets Toxic Pollution Loophole Stand on Procedural Grounds – But Says Loophole Has No Legal Effect- Ohio Supreme Court closes the door on FirstEnergy’s illegal subsidies in a win for customers and the environment EDF statement from John Finnigan, Lead Counsel, Energy Transition Strategy
- 3 features sustainability leaders of tomorrow have in common today What thousands of student applications to EDF’s Climate Corps program say about the incoming workforce.
- New Research Finds Japan’s Fishing Fleet Could Sustainably Increase Profits by Billions New research published today in the journal Marine Policy suggests that Japan’s fishing fleets could generate an additional $5.5 billion (USD) in annual profits while supporting a 30% increase in populations of fish in Japan’s waters by 2065 if they adopt policies that promote conservation and offer fishermen the right incentives.
- Colorado Becomes First State in the Central U.S. to Adopt Zero Emission Vehicle StandardsColorado Becomes First State in the Central U.S. Adopt Zero Emission Vehicle Standards
- EPA Toxic Loophole Poses “Unacceptable Risks” to Americans’ Health, Must Be Immediately Withdrawn – EDF TestimonyEPA Toxic Loophole Poses “Unacceptable Risks” to Americans’ Health, Must Be Immediately Withdrawn – EDF Testimony
- Gov. Pritzker repeals Illinois’ Kyoto Protocol Act, opening the door for clean energy legislationEDF statement from Dick Munson, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
- EDF, Allies File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s “Inadequate” and “Dangerous” Clean Power Plan RollbackEDF, Allies File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s “Inadequate” and “Dangerous” Clean Power Plan Rollback
- New Poll Shows Vast Majority of Louisiana Voters Concerned About Coastal Land Loss, Climate ChangePress release on the results of a statewide poll of Louisiana voters in 2019 on issues relating to coastal land loss, ecosystems restoration and climate change.
- Trump Administration Releases Revisions that Endanger the Endangered Species ActThis reform package does more harm than good to our nation’s wildlife and does nothing to address catastrophic biodiversity loss.
- EDF and Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District to Build New Groundwater Trading MarketRosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (Rosedale) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a joint pilot project today to build the first online, open-source groundwater trading platform in the Central Valley in response to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
- EDF and TOMS Partner to Help Save the Monarch ButterflyLimited-edition shoe collection celebrates on-the-ground efforts to restore monarch butterfly habitat
- New Jersey Gas Utilities Embrace New Technology to Cut Greenhouse EmissionsNew Jersey Gas Utilities Embrace New Technology to Cut Greenhouse Emissions
- EDF Urges EPA, Court to Let the American People See Vital Information about Trump Administration’s Planned Clean Cars RollbackEDF Urges EPA, Court to Let the American People See Vital Information about Trump Administration’s Planned Clean Cars Rollback
- New Democrat Coalition Joins Push for a 100% Clean Economy by 2050The Environmental Defense Fund today applauded the New Democrat Coalition for releasing a platform of principles that includes a push for a 100% clean economy by 2050.
- Activism matters. This major climate win is proof.New York City will be the first urban area in the country to implement congestion pricing, a move that will raise billions for the city's ailing subway system.
- IPCC Report to Highlight Urgent Need for Sustainable Land Use and Forest ProtectionMaking agriculture more sustainable and preserving forests will help cut greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience to unavoidable climate impacts.
- Report: Enormous Market Potential for Technologies Tracking Personal Chemical ExposuresToday, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) published a new report that finds enormous market potential for technologies that monitor individuals’ exposure to hazardous chemicals.
- Former USDA Official Joins EDF to Lead Working Lands ProgramAs VP for working lands, Leslie Jones’ portfolio focuses on improving water quality, biodiversity and climate resilience.
- Former USDA Official Leslie Jones Joins EDF to Lead Working Lands ProgramAs VP for working lands, Leslie Jones’ portfolio focuses on improving water quality, biodiversity and climate resilience.
- EDF Commends Barrasso and Carper for Strong, Bipartisan Climate Provisions in Surface Transportation BillFor the first time, the transportation infrastructure bill would include a climate and resilience title
- States, Environmental Groups Tell Court Dismissal of Clean Power Plan Lawsuit is PrematureStates, Environmental Groups Tell Court Dismissal of Clean Power Plan Lawsuit is Premature
- Clean Cars Agreement Will Keep America Moving Forward in Urgent Race to Cut Climate PollutionClean Cars Agreement Will Keep America Moving Forward in Urgent Race to Cut Climate Pollution
- EDF Sues Trump Administration to Compel Release of Documents Related to Attacks on Climate ScienceEDF Sues Trump Administration to Compel Release of Documents Related to Attacks on Climate Science
- EDF Welcomes Introduction of Clean Industrial Technologies ActThis bipartisan bill focuses on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most difficult to decarbonize pieces of the industrial sector, which represents around 30 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions in the U.S.
- Senators Coons and Feinstein Introduce Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today applauds Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for their continued efforts to address the dangers of climate change.
- Why a 100% clean economy is both achievable and necessaryThe same tenacity that ushered in the digital age and put humans on the moon can build us a cleaner future.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom to Sign Bill to Create Safe and Affordable Drinking Water FundStatement from Pablo Garza on California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a bill to provide safe and affordable drinking water to all Californians.
- EDF Praises Rep. McEachin, House Members for Pushing for a 100% Clean EconomyToday, Representative Donald McEachin (D-VA) announced that he will be introducing legislation to require the United States to achieve a 100% clean economy by 2050.
- Ohio Legislature Passes FirstEnergy Bailout Bill, Gutting Clean Energy Standards and Costing Customers $150 Million AnnuallyEDF statement from Dick Munson, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
- Rep. Pallone, House Energy and Commerce Committee Aim to Put Nation on Path to 100% CleanToday, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) announced the House Energy and Commerce Committee will prioritize hearings and legislation to put the country on a path to a 100% clean economy.
- EDF Praises Bipartisan Bill That Would Reinforce Access to Public RecordsEDF Praises Bipartisan Bill That Would Reinforce Access to Public Records
- New York Signs Historic Law to Slash Climate PollutionEDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
- House Hearing Highlights New GAO Finding that Trump EPA Interfered in Selection of Science AdvisorsHouse Hearing Highlights New GAO Finding that Trump EPA Interfered in Selection of Science Advisors
- Sustainability is on the Hook as Cuba Adopts New Fisheries Law, EDF SaysThe government of Cuba enacted sweeping reforms of its fishing laws over the weekend, putting the island nation on a course to increase protection for some of the world’s most important and vibrant marine ecosystems while also ensuring a future for its fishers.
- House Committee Moves Three Bills Supporting Clean Energy Technology R&DOn Wednesday July 10, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology (HSST)’s Energy Subcommittee held a markup on three bills reauthorizing funding for Solar, Wind and Fossil Energy Research and Development (R&D) in the Federal government through Fiscal Year 2024.
- If Trump's EPA has its way, more oilfield wastewater may soon come to a river near youThe EPA is considering a rule change, even though we still lack science on what's in the wastewater and how to best treat it.
- Bipartisan Bill Will Strengthen Coastal Climate ResiliencyCongressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), and Congressman Francis Rooney (FL-19) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen coastal climate resiliency.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom Reappoints Water, Fish and Wildlife DirectorsStatement from Maurice Hall on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's reappointments of Karla Nemeth as director of the California Department of Water Resources and Chuck Bonham as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- Tax Extenders Bill Provides Opportunity to Act on ClimateFollowing the passage of a tax extenders package in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee last week, the Environmental Defense Fund is calling on Congressional leadership to take more action.
- EPA Formally Proposes Loophole to Allow More Toxic Air PollutionEPA Formally Proposes Loophole to Allow More Toxic Air Pollution
- Oregonians Deserve A Vote on ClimateA joint statement from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in response to events surrounding the Oregon climate bill.
- Sen. Udall and Others Introduce Bill to Advance Renewable EnergySenators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2019 to help reduce climate pollution and protect Americans from the threat of climate change.
- Canada and California’s Clean Cars Announcement Shows “Vision and Leadership”Canada and California’s Clean Cars Announcement Shows “Vision and Leadership”
- Bipartisan Bill Provides Needed Support to Offshore WindBipartisan Bill Provides Needed Support to Offshore Wind
- Are your workers making mistakes? Could be air pollution messing with their brains.Pollutants like particulate matter affect our brains' ability to function well in the workplace, research shows.
- House Passes EPA Appropriations Bill Boosting Funds to Protect Health, Climate, and the Environmenthe passage of today’s Interior-Environment Appropriation bill, Minibus #2 (H.R. 3055), will provide the EPA with much needed resources to protect our climate, public health, and future. It calls for a funding increase of over 8 percent to EPA. The bill also strongly demonstrates bipartisan opposition to Trump Administration attacks on our climate, clean air, and environment.
- 100 times more pollution than reported: How new technology exposed a whole industryEasily collected sensor data could have direct implications for methane reduction policies going forward.
- China Signals Methane is a New Climate Focus for Curtailing Energy EmissionsAs part of China’s 7th annual National Low-carbon Day this week, Tsinghua University and Environmental Defense Fund announced a new climate partnership to exchange technical and policy information that can build China’s capacity to reduce emissions of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas that drives 25 percent of today’s global warming.
- EDF Experts Contribute to Culinary Institute of America’s Menus of Change ReportThe Culinary Institute of America and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health began their 7th annual Menus of Change Report and Leadership Summit this week which includes the publication of a detailed report on various issues in the food industry, including a section on “Fish, Seafood and Oceans,” which was written by EDF’s Chief Ocean Scientist, Doug Rader, Ph.D.
- Study: Web of sensors shows how pollution varies over space and timeA new study relying on a network of stationary black carbon sensors shows how air pollution can change over time within short distances.
- Smarter Fishing Technology Gets Big Boost from New Government RuleThe use of smarter monitoring systems that use cameras to track what fishermen are hauling onto their vessels just got a big boost thanks to a new National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) rule that allows for technology deployment on a significant portion of the Pacific groundfish fleet.
- California Assembly Gives CARB Green Light on Tropical Forest StandardMembers of the California Assembly called on the California Air Resources Board to endorse the proposed Tropical Forest Standard.
- Virtual Reality Immerses Viewers in Monarch Butterflies’ 3,000-Mile MigrationSmall actions to help save monarchs set many outcomes in motion, leading to improved biodiversity, water quality and resilience to extreme weather.
- Trump Administration’s Clean Power Plan Rollback a “Disgrace”Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – June 19, 2019
- In a Victory for Customers and the Environment, Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down FirstEnergy's Multimillion Dollar Coal BailoutEDF statement from John Finnigan, Lead Counsel, Energy Transition Strategy
- 7 ways Trump's EPA is breaking our bipartisan chemical safety lawSince taking office, the Trump administration has implemented the Lautenberg Act in a way that threatens the bipartisan achievement along with public health.
- Eric Schwaab Comes Aboard as New Head of EDF’s Oceans ProgramEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced today that Eric Schwaab, a recognized expert in ocean conservation, is the new leader and Senior Vice President of the Oceans program.
- New Report: Toxic Consequences – Trump’s Attacks on Chemical Safety Put Our Health at RiskToday, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released a report detailing the major threats to public health and future generations from the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attacks on the 2016 chemical safety law.
- Well Integrity Report Highlights Path to Safer Oil and Gas OperationsEDF statement from Adam Peltz, Senior Attorney, Energy
- New Jersey Regulators’ Approval of Advanced Leak Detection is a Win for the Environment, Safety and CustomersEDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
- Landmark Oregon Climate Legislation Takes Major Step ForwardHouse Bill 2020 will create a cap-and-invest program that will aggressively slash carbon emissions by 2050/
- Latest Methane Target Shows Trump EPA Out of StepLatest Methane Target Shows Trump EPA Out of Step
- UK to Enshrine Carbon Neutrality by 2050 in Ambitious National LawOnce adopted, the UK would be the first major industrialised economy to make carbon neutrality by 2050 part of a national legal framework for addressing climate change.
- EDF, Allies Ask Court to Reinstate BLM Protections against Wasting Natural Gas on Public and Tribal LandEDF, Allies Ask Court to Reinstate BLM Protections against Wasting Natural Gas on Public and Tribal Land
- New Mexico Begins Effort to Reduce Methane Pollution and WasteToday, New Mexico launched its effort to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
- Senate Minority Leader Costa Circulates Co-Sponsor Memo Ahead of Key Climate Legislation for PennsylvaniaToday, Pennsylvania State Democratic Senate Leader Jay Costa circulated a co-sponsorship memo in advance of introducing legislation that will instruct the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to enact a limit on carbon pollution from the power sector
- Senate Minority Leader Costa Circulates Co-Sponsor Memo Ahead of Key Climate Legislation for PennsylvaniaToday, Pennsylvania State Democratic Senate Leader Jay Costa circulated a co-sponsorship memo in advance of introducing legislation that will instruct the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to enact a limit on carbon pollution from the power sector
- Senate Bill Would Help Appropriately Account for the Cost of Climate PollutionSenate Bill Would Help Appropriately Account for the Cost of Climate Pollution
- EDF, Allies Say Hidden Analysis Means EPA Must Withdraw Attempt to Rollback Clean Car StandardsEDF, Allies Say Hidden Analysis Means EPA Must Withdraw Attempt to Rollback Clean Car Standards
- This World Oceans Day, EDF Oceans recommends sustainable fish for dinner(WASHINGTON– June 3, 2019) What’s for dinner on World Oceans Day? That’s the question EDF Oceans is asking as we spread the word about healthy, sustainable and sometimes overlooked fish species that would be a tasty and environmentally friendly option for dinner.
- Congress Passes Overdue, Bipartisan Disaster Relief BillToday the United States House of Representatives passed a bipartisan compromise that provides much needed disaster relief for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
- Colorado Adopts Historic Legislation to Address Climate ChangeColorado Adopts Historic Legislation to Address Climate Change
- Former Puerto Rico Energy Regulator Joins Global Non-profit in Effort to Restore Island’s Electric GridEnvironmental Defense Fund’s new Senior Manager to lead innovative microgrid project
- New Report Proves Ohio Nukes do not Require a Bailout under HB 6EDF statement from Dick Munson, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
- As Gulf Red Snapper Season Starts, Changes on the Horizon for AnglersEnvironmental Defense Fund has issued the following list of the top five changes (with links to relevant resources) that anglers can use to be in-the-know before they hit the water to fish for red snapper this season.
- Citing Methane Waste Concerns Absent State and Federal Standards, Conservation Groups File Protest on New Mexico Lease SaleBLM lease sale in New Mexico would fail to account for oil and gas methane emissions and flaring, which carry a high cost for New Mexico taxpayers.
