Biden Administration Moves to Protect Americans from Climate-Driven Financial Risk
“Climate change poses serious risks to our financial system. Increasing wildfires, droughts and severe weather threaten the stability of the[…]
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Petition: FDA Must Stop Allowing Harmful PFAS in our Food
A group of health, environmental, and consumer organizations sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban[…]
Read moreEDF Announces Advisory Council to Tackle Large-Scale Marine Technology Solutions
Environmental Defense Fund announced it formed a high-level advisory council made up of leading experts from multiple countries who will[…]
Read moreEDF Calls for Restoration of California’s Clean Car Waiver at EPA Hearing
Environmental Defense Fund joined more than 100 experts and concerned citizens from around the country to urge the Environmental Protection Agency[…]
Read moreBipartisan Bill Would Create Thousands of Jobs While Cutting Pollution from Unused, Leaking Oil and Gas Wells
Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act of[…]
Read moreExxon Investors Vote for Change in a Watershed Moment for the Climate
In a milestone win for the climate and a breakthrough for investor accountability, ExxonMobil shareholders elected at least two of[…]
Read moreEPA Wipes Trump-Era Censored Science Rule from the Books
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is formally removing the text of the dangerous Trump-era Censored Science Rule from the books. The action[…]
Read moreBiden Budget Prioritizes Public Health, Climate Action
EDF Statement by Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs “President Biden’s budget request marks a welcome return to[…]
Read moreSen. Wyden’s Clean Energy Incentive Bill Takes Major Step Forward
Sen. Ron Wyden’s Clean Energy for America Act cleared the Senate Finance Committee. The bill would create a system of[…]
Read moreReversing the last administration’s TSCA new chemicals policies needs to be a priority for this one
Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Reprinted by permission from The Environmental Forum®, May/June 2021. MAY/ JUNE 2021 |[…]
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