The problem: Roughly 1.7 billion people live in places where unsustainable water use threatens the health of ecosystems and limits access to the water communities need to survive and thrive. Climate ...

Food production and the livelihoods of rural communities across the globe are vulnerable to a changing climate. Higher temperatures, fluctuating rainfall and more frequent droughts and floods can ...

EDF’s approach to international aviation involves market-based measures, stronger efficiency improvements and alternative fuels. If done correctly, these approaches can reduce the sector's pollution ...

Since 1967, we’ve found innovative ways to solve the toughest environmental problems. The osprey was nearly wiped out by widespread use of the pesticide DDT. The pesticide DDT was used widely in the ...

The fastest way to slow global warming is to slash methane pollution. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with over 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide, over the first 20 years after it’s ...

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Satellite observations of the Permian Basin — the United States’ largest oil- and gas-producing region — show oil and gas operators on the New Mexico side of the Permian Basin are releasing less than ...

Winters are still delivering devastating snowstorms, with hurricane-force winds that leave thousands without power. That continues to be true even as the Earth gets hotter. And a warmer planet could ...

Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas, and fossil fuel production is a major source of global methane emissions along with agriculture and waste management. EDF scientists focus on ...

For more almost 60 years, we have been building innovative solutions to the biggest environmental challenges — from the soil to the sky.

As our climate warms, we’re experiencing stronger winds, higher storm surges and record rainfalls during hurricane season — which is also why these storms are becoming more destructive and costly.

We craft strong policy that can persist through inevitable shifts in the political landscape. We work with a broad range of allies so that government officials can set and carry out critical energy, ...