Other stories include:

• Supremely important decision for the environment: In a Q&A with EDF’s General Counsel, Vickie Patton, she explains how a Supreme Court case about fishing boats could affect the future of environmental protections and how she and her team are prepared to keep fighting.
• New tailpipe pollution rules to slash climate pollution and save lives: Informed by EDF analyses, member comments and more, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized stronger limits on tailpipe pollution from cars and light trucks that will bring more jobs for workers, more choices and savings for consumers, and a healthier future for everyone.
• Showing where help is needed most: EDF and Texas A&M University created the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index to identify the communities affected first and worst by climate change. It examines an area’s potential for natural disasters and people’s ability to adapt to changing conditions — like income levels, housing security, access to health care and transportation.