
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.
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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Can we still fight climate pollution under Trump?
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Our groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
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Meet Rosa Inguanzo, rural water activist and champion of change
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Deforestation: Using markets to make forests worth more alive than dead
- Initiative
Empowering local leaders: Resources for climate action
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Game-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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Air and water are not going to protect themselves
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Eliminating Environmental Justice Office Will Harm American Communities
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House, Senate Introduce Resolutions to Walk Back on Methane Pollution
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Courts Issue Second Restraining Order for Trump Administration’s Lawless Holdup of Federal Funding
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Administrator Zeldin Reportedly Plans to Take a “Sledgehammer” to EPA’s Capacity to Protect People
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Farmers and families will be harmed by USDA burial of climate science
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Our advocacy experts
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)