Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Advocacy
Securing vital environmental protections
Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Why advocacy matters: The longest-lasting environmental solutions have the broadest support. That means the biggest environmental problems require that we all work together.
How we use this powerful approach: We work with activists, communities, companies and other allies to defend environmental protections, address inequities and craft strong policy. We make government work for the environment. Our members and activists, numbering over 3.5 million, make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
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TimelineOur groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
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OverviewHow we’re driving climate action on the road to COP29, the UN climate summit
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BackgroundDeforestation: Using markets to make forests worth more alive than dead
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ExplainerHow the Biden-Harris clean energy plan is driving historic progress
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ProjectEDF identifies top 10 U.S. cities with the most lead pipes
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ArticleGame-changing partnership takes on air pollution in Latin America, the Caribbean
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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Turning pledges into progress: An accountability framework for reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry
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EDF files requests that the NC Utilities Commission reject Duke Energy’s current Carbon Plan and order rapid action to bring offshore wind online
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New Water Institute Will Support Youth Leadership on Key Climate Challenges Affecting Borderland Communities
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Houston residents sound alarm on sediment dumping project
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EPA Takes a Crucial Step Toward Closing a Dangerous Air Toxics Loophole Adopted by the Trump Administration
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Lawmakers Pass EDF Priority Bills for More Equitable, Efficient Climate Action
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Our advocacy experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Angela Churie Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact
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Vickie Patton
General Counsel
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Alice Henderson
Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Pam Kiely
Associate Vice President, U.S. Region
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Pedro Martins Barata
Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
Partner perspective
EDF builds coalitions to secure victories in the courtroom. At the end of the day it's not about credit. It's about rulings, it's about changing policy, it's about changing minds.
Richard Lazarus
Professor, Harvard Law School
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)
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