U.N. Climate Talks Deliver Modest Advances Overall In Cancun
The United Nations climate conference approved a modest package of climate initiatives that includes preserving forests and creating an international[…]
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TCEQ Found to Illegally Support Coal Plant Application
For the second time in as many tries, the State Office of Administrative Hearings Judges announced their recommendation to Commissioners[…]
Read moreMcDonald’s and Environmental Defense Fund Mark 20 Years of Partnerships for Sustainability
Twenty years ago, McDonald’s Corp. and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) embarked on a groundbreaking collaboration to change the way environmental[…]
Read moreTropical Forests Protection Pact Hailed for Protecting Climate
A plan to reduce deforestation in the Acre state in the Brazilian Amazon and in Chiapas, Mexico that would be[…]
Read moreGroups Appeal NC Decision to Allow Forests to Be Burned for Energy
Environmental Defense Fund and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced that they are appealing a recent decision by the N.C.[…]
Read moreEPA Rules Require Disclosure of Oil and Gas Methane Pollution and Electronics Fluorinated Gas Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final rules for the disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry,[…]
Read moreLame Duck Congress Urged to Pass Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Bill
A bipartisan, Senate committee-approved bill that would authorize $180 million to help restore the nation’s largest fresh water estuary –[…]
Read moreU.N. Cancún Climate Conference Can Spur Momentum Toward Global Climate Deal, National and Regional Actions
The United Nations climate conference which begins here today, needs to restore momentum toward a global climate agreement, even as[…]
Read moreEDF Climate Corps Public Partnerships Save $15 million in Energy Costs
An energy efficiency program launched by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in 2009 is helping North Carolina participants reduce energy use[…]
Read moreProp. 23 Defeat a Clear Win for Action on Climate and Clean Energy
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) joins businesses, environmental activists and individuals across the country in celebrating California’s defeat of Prop 23.[…]
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