January 18, 2013
EDF and Wyoming Outdoor Council are teaming up to protect air and water quality from oil and gas development in the Cowboy State. EDF’s Natural Gas Media Director, Lauren Whittenberg, recently sat down with Bruce Pendery, Wyoming Outdoor Council’s lead attorney on air quality issues, and Jon Goldstein, EDF’s Senior Energy Policy Manager, to learn more about this partnership.
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January 18, 2013
The world’s biggest automakers are standing up in court to defend America’s historic new fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards. Yesterday, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers filed a motion to intervene in support of the new clean car standards. Just three days earlier, the Association of Global Automakers also filed a motion to intervene in support of the standards. Members of the two automaker groups include Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo.
Continue reading...January 15, 2013
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality needs to get it's priorities straight. Yesterday’s hearing about a proposed rule relating to Houston’s failure to attain a decades-old ozone pollution standard revealed that the TCEQ is trying to help polluters avoid paying their section 185 fee's. The fee could create an incentive for polluters to reduce their emissions. If they cut emissions by 20 percent, they don’t pay the fee. Instead, TCEQ wants to pay the fee for them, using money that Houston area drivers already pay into emissions reduction programs.
Everyone deserves to breathe clean air, and TCEQ should use every opportunity to clean up our air.
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January 10, 2013
During her time as EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson took historic strides towards cleaner air, a smaller carbon footprint, and a healthier environment.
As her time at the Environmental Protection Agency draws to a close, we'd like to show her our great appreciation for all she's done. Will you join us?
Take Action: Thank Administrator Jackson for her dedication to protecting our planet and our health.
Continue reading...January 4, 2013
When Foreign Policy magazine decided to run a series on “10 problems Obama could solve right now,” they turned to EDF’s Gernot Wagner.
His contribution: a list of ways the President can address climate change — without Congressional approval.
Continue reading...December 20, 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused petitions to rehear a landmark carbon pollution case -- once again affirming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) clean air measures to protect Americans’ health and well-being from climate-disrupting pollution.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), together with a large coalition of states and environmental organizations, intervened in defense of the vital clean air protections at stake in this litigation.
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December 20, 2012
A Washington Post article titled "Air pollution now kills more people than high cholesterol" explains that "In 2010, 3.2 million people died prematurely from outdoor air pollution, mainly in Asia, and mainly from soot and other pollutants from diesel cars and trucks. That means outdoor air pollution is now a bigger health risk than high cholesterol — and, along with obesity, one of the fastest-growing health risks in the world".
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December 17, 2012
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced the release of a peer-reviewed report, titled “Panama Canal Expansion: Emission Changes from Possible U.S. West Coast Modal Shift,” in a special issue of the journal Carbon Management. The report is a collaboration of scientists at the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware and EDF transportation analysts.
The report focuses on the environmental opportunities presented by the expansion of the Panama Canal for the shipping industry, and features a case study comparing estimates of emissions from Asia-U.S. cargo routes.
Continue reading...December 14, 2012
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited updated standards for fine particulate matter. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised EPA for the move, which will help secure healthy air for millions of Americans.
“EPA’s new health standards to protect Americans from soot pollution are a perfect holiday gift,” said EDF President Fred Krupp. “This is a big step towards cleaner, healthier air for all of us.”
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December 12, 2012
On December 14, the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to release a final standard for allowable levels of soot in ambient outdoor air. In a blog post titled "Time Is Running Out To Set Stronger Limits On Soot Pollution" Mom's Clean Air Force shares some important reasons for you to help us keep the pressure on EPA.
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