EDF and ExxonMobil discuss technology and regulation to reduce methane emissions
Since 2017, ExxonMobil has expanded its U.S. methane leak detection program, committed to its first global methane target, supported methane[…]
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Senate Vote Crucial Step Toward Major Oil and Gas Reform in New Mexico
By a vote of 32-6, House Bill 546 was passed by the New Mexico State Senate. After a concurrence vote[…]
Read moreEDF Joins Broad Chorus Urging EPA to Stop Attack on Climate Pollution Standards for New Power Plants
Two EDF experts joined dozens of other Americans at a public hearing on Valentine’s Day to urge the Trump administration[…]
Read moreClean Power Plan “Replacement” Will Increase Carbon Pollution in Many States – New Study
A new study is now confirming what our earlier analysis found – the Trump Administration’s proposed replacement for the Clean[…]
Read moreLA Pledges to Close Aging Gas Plants in Favor of 100% Clean Energy
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced a groundbreaking decision to retire three aging fossil gas plants[…]
Read moreEDF Statement on Changes at California State Water Resources Control Board
“EDF thanks Felicia Marcus for her outstanding public service as chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board since[…]
Read moreEnergy and Water Remain Major Issues Facing California
“California has long been an environmental leader, and Gov. Newsom today sent a powerful message that the state will continue[…]
Read moreNew in Foreign Affairs: We Can’t Reach Our Climate Goals without Technologies that Remove Pollution from the Atmosphere
In a newly published piece in Foreign Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund leaders Fred Krupp, Nathaniel Keohane, and Eric Pooley argue[…]
Read moreFive takeaways from the World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress
Photo Credit: Alexis Rife The hustle and bustle of a local fish market – usually seen in the pre-dawn dark,[…]
Read moreNew report highlights potential for energy storage in North Carolina
North Carolina recently took another key step in its push for a clean energy future with the publication of a[…]
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