• Understanding how communities are vulnerable to climate change is key to improving equity and justice

    Updated: 2023-03-29 15:59:52
    This blog was co-authored by Dr. Grace Tee Lewis, Senior Health Scientist, Climate and Health Last month, Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University published a new study that found all states in the U.S. are at risk from the effects of climate change, particularly neighborhoods experiencing disproportionate environmental harms and risks, health disparities and […]

  • EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule will protect millions of people from poorly-controlled smokestack pollution

    Updated: 2023-03-28 21:11:10
    (This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized its Good Neighbor Plan this month and that means millions of people in downwind states will be protected from unhealthy smokestack pollution that blows across state lines. The new plan will significantly reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution […]

  • DOE announced its largest-ever investment in decarbonizing industry. Here’s how it addresses key challenges.

    Updated: 2023-03-28 18:35:49
    This blog was co-authored by Natasha Vidangos, Senior Director, Climate Innovation and Technology. Decarbonizing industry is a critical step to stabilize our climate. The sector can be tough to get a handle on — it’s on track to become the largest-emitting sector within the next couple of decades, and it involves the production of a […]

  • Some new CMIP6 MSU comparisons

    Updated: 2023-03-16 14:20:20
    We add some CMIP6 models to the updateable MSU comparisons. The post Some new CMIP6 MSU comparisons first appeared on RealClimate.

  • New federal policies can supercharge Virginia’s energy and climate goals

    Updated: 2023-03-08 20:18:17
    It’s the beginning of a new year and this year – despite some opposition – can be the year Virginia turns the corner to embrace a clean energy economy future. Virginia has already taken critical steps in its clean energy transition to make communities more resilient and to address climate change. Steps like joining the […]

  • New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

    Updated: 2023-03-08 19:16:02
    This piece was co-authored by EDF Clean Air Legal Fellow Richard Yates and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Fellow Eleonor Dyan Garcia. It is also posted on the Sabin Center’s website. The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. This free online resource includes a searchable database that […]

  • The auction results are in: Washington state’s cap-and-invest program is off to a strong start

    Updated: 2023-03-07 23:04:06
    This blog was co-authored by Delia Novak, Western States Climate Policy Intern, U.S. Region Today, the Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) released the results from Washington’s first cap-and-invest auction held last Tuesday, February 28. The results of this auction indicate long-term confidence in the program from covered entities and are an encouraging sign of […]

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