/tags/environmental-defense-fund Environmental Defense Fund en-US Copyright Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT /government/2023-06-28/texas-environmental-leader-says-legislature-took-hard-swings-on-the-climate-this-session While existential threats to renewable energy were avoided, climate groups still faced significant losses in the past session, according to the Environmental Defense Fund’s Texas state director. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT /government/2023-06-28/texas-environmental-leader-says-legislature-took-hard-swings-on-the-climate-this-session Josh Peck /2020-08-13/trumps-methane-rollback-that-big-oil-doesnt-want The rule ends Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. The move could make it harder to argue that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-08-13/trumps-methane-rollback-that-big-oil-doesnt-want Jeff Brady /2020-08-06/chemical-in-beirut-explosion-was-also-linked-to-two-texas-disasters For some, Tuesday’s deadly explosion in Beirut, which officials say was caused by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, was a grim reminder of a 2013... Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:37:00 GMT /2020-08-06/chemical-in-beirut-explosion-was-also-linked-to-two-texas-disasters Katie Watkins | Houston Public Media /health-science-tech/2017-07-10/what-parents-need-to-know-about-recent-study-on-lead-found-in-baby-food-samples New research by the Environmental Defense Fund using federal data found detectable levels of lead in 20 percent of baby food samples.While the Food and… Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-07-10/what-parents-need-to-know-about-recent-study-on-lead-found-in-baby-food-samples Sam Baker