Publications - Environmental Defense

John Hopkins University videos on chemical safety

jkornegay — November 25, 2025 - 04:00

Lecture by Dr. Richard Denison as part of an online course developed by Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. This 5-part lecture discusses the need for and status of chemicals policy reform in the United States. It covers the problems with the old law (The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976), what drove reform, what the new law does (the Lautenberg Act) and steps toward implementation.

BEYOND THE WIRES: Sunrise Powerlink & Sycamore-Peñasquitos Transmission Projects

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:41

The Sunrise Powerlink line passes through the agricultural and energy hub of the Imperial Valley in Southern California.

BEYOND THE WIRES: Big Eddy-Knight Transmission Line

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:36

The Big Eddy‐Knight project is located in the Columbia River Gorge on the border of Washington and Oregon.

BEYOND THE WIRES: Mona to Oquirrh Transmission Line

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:33

The Mona to Oquirrh transmission line is a 100-mile 345/500-kilovolt line in Utah.

BEYOND THE WIRES: West of Devers Upgrade Project

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:23

The West of Devers Upgrade Project rebuilt an existing 48-mile stretch of four circuits of 220 kilovolt transmission lines.

BEYOND THE WIRES: Lessons from Transmission Lines Built with Community Benefits

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:20

Lessons from five case studies covering six successfully constructed power transmission lines.

BEYOND THE WIRES: Vineyard Wind Transmission Interconnection

schowdhary — November 7, 2025 - 04:16

The Vineyard Wind 1 project is the first commercial-scale offshore wind facility in the United States.

Let's get flexible: Considerations for unlocking grid capacity using flexible interconnection

eahull — March 3, 2025 - 01:38

EDF report discusses key program design questions utilities and policymakers will need to address in advancing flexible interconnection programs to support electric vehicle deployment.

Nitrogen Balance Trials in Bihar

schowdhary — September 11, 2024 - 10:06

Improving Fertilizer Use Efficiency for Farmers, Communities, and the Climate in Rural India

Air Quality Data Directory

schowdhary — August 12, 2024 - 11:59

EDF and partners have created a central directory of air pollutant emissions databases and relevant tools for advocacy.

Improving data, community engagement, and strategic initiatives to address America’s groundwater challenges

jseefeldt — July 22, 2024 - 12:00

The following set of recommendations was produced by the Climate Resilient Waters Systems team of the Environmental Defense Fund in response to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST) call for input on America’s groundwater challenges.

Charting Pathways for India’s Carbon Market

schowdhary — June 20, 2024 - 10:10

From G20 to the Global South: The Road to Carbon Markets

Industry, clean power groups breath a sigh of relief as Senate approves energy regulators

schowdhary — June 17, 2024 - 02:57

Three nominees by President Joe Biden to serve on the nation’s top energy regulatory panel, which had risked losing a quorum, were approved last week by the U.S. Senate.

EDF Chief Scientist Steven Hamburg named AAAS Fellow for outstanding science research

aborrego — April 19, 2024 - 01:01

Issue Brief: The Role of Fuel Costs in Duke Energy’s North Carolina’s Retail Rates From 2017 Through March 2024

awenzel — April 18, 2024 - 10:13

This Issue Brief illustrates the increasing role that fuel costs, principally natural gas costs, have played in electric rate increases on residential customers in the North Carolina service territories of Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) during recent years (2017-Q1 2024).

Programa de Reutilización de Tierras con Múltiples Beneficios

jseefeldt — April 2, 2024 - 03:00

El Programa de Reutilización de Tierras con Múltiples Beneficios (MLRP, por sus siglas en inglés) aumenta la capacidad regional para reutilizar tierras agrícolas de riego para usos que reduzcan la dependencia de las aguas subterráneas y proporcionen, al mismo tiempo,
beneficios para la salud de la comunidad, bienestar económico, suministro de agua, hábitat, energía renovable y beneficios climáticos. El programa proporciona fondos para subvenciones regionales en bloque, subvenciones a tribus y una Entidad de Apoyo Estatal para brindar
asistencia técnica a los beneficiarios en bloque y apoyar el progreso hacia los objetivos del programa.

Letter to Bureau of Reclamation on Cooperative Conservation Alternative for Post-2026 Colorado River Guidelines Operations and Strategies

jseefeldt — March 29, 2024 - 03:00

A cover letter submitted by a coalition of Colorado River Basin organizations, including to EDF, to the Bureau of Reclamation on March 29, 2024. It introduces the Cooperative Conservation Alternative to protect the Colorado River — the nation’s most endangered river — after current management guidelines expire in 2026.

Navigating Carbon Pricing (PDF)

dmckenzie — March 11, 2024 - 04:49

In the context of India’s 2023 G20 Presidency, this EDF report provides an overview of the experience of carbon pricing across the world. It focuses on the benefits of these instruments, the challenges that impede wider adoption, and the plausible solutions that can lead to the faster uptake of these tools by emerging economies.

Practical pathways for port decarbonization and environmental justice

schowdhary — March 4, 2024 - 01:25

EDF provides a guide for ports and their partners in the United States to set, plan, implement and achieve their decarbonization goals.

Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program — Annual Report 2023

jseefeldt — March 1, 2024 - 09:00

A first-ever annual report for California's new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program. EDF is an official state support entity for the program. The report covers progress during the first year of the program, from 2022-2023.