The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the appointment of Christopher Costello as its new Chief Economist. Costello, a distinguished professor of natural resource economics at the University ...

The Trump administration's threat to dismantle NOAA is an attack on the safety and wellbeing of American communities.

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.

Action Threatens Fast Commutes, Clean Air, Economic Benefits for Millions of New Yorkers ...

Award recognizes EDF’s work in fostering U.S. and Cuba scientific cooperation and protecting Caribbean fisheries, coral reefs ...

Why economics matters: Too often, economic forces drive decisions that harm the planet. We need to turn that around. By creating the right economic incentives, we can make market forces work for — ...

The problem: Healthy forests, soils and oceans have a natural ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, as well as the potential to help stabilize our climate. But activities like deforestation, ...

A new Datu Research analysis shows how a $2 billion waste problem is turning into an economic opportunity for U.S. workers ...

All Americans deserve to drink safe water. There are an estimated 9 million homes and businesses across the U.S. that still get their water from lead pipes ...

The problem: Methane pollution released this year will warm the planet more in the next decade than carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels. While cutting methane is the single fastest way to ...

Natural resource economics, Environmental market design, Risk and decision-making under uncertainty, Climate policy and adaptation, Property rights and asset values, Marine policy, Land use, ...

Today news broke that the Trump administration halted a policy and blocked funding for two programs that save taxpayer dollars and protects lives.