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How we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda

EDF has been fighting for a better future for over 50 years — and we’re stepping up that fight as the Trump administration moves to erode the United States’ environmental protections.

No one wants to live in a dirtier world. But that’s the direction the administration’s policies are taking us: More pollution that harms people’s health. More toxic chemicals in air and water. Escalating extreme weather, fueled by a hotter planet.

Plans to abandon clean energy investments will make America weaker, sending jobs to other countries, raising energy prices and burdening future generations with worse pollution, storms and wildfires.

But history isn’t preordained — it’s shaped by the actions we take together. We can’t stop working in tough times. In this pivotal moment for America, here’s how EDF is showing up for the fight.

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The Trump EPA wants to eliminate protections against the climate pollution that endangers public health. The public must be allowed to weigh in.

May 5, 2026 | Ryland Li, Lead Counsel, Clean Transportation
The Trump EPA recently made the deeply damaging decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding — the foundational scientific determination that climate change harms public health and welfare. To justify that decision, it relied on new and deeply flawed analysis that the American public never got a fair chance to examine.   Environmental Defense Fund led a group of 16 environmental and public health groups in filing a petition that calls on EPA to reopen its decision and let people comment on the new material. This is a core rule of fair decision-making, ... The post The Trump EPA wants to eliminate protections against the climate pollution that endangers public health. The public must be allowed to weigh in. appeared first on Climate 411.

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As fossil fuels drive up energy costs, New York can’t afford indefinite climate delays

April 23, 2026 | Nora Goodman, High Meadows Fellow, State Climate Policy
As New Yorkers face rising utility bills and unmanageable prices at the pump driven by volatile fossil fuel markets, now is the moment for New York to hit the accelerator on the clean energy transition promised by the state’s landmark climate law. Despite this, Governor Hochul has proposed changes to the climate law that would ... The post As fossil fuels drive up energy costs, New York can’t afford indefinite climate delays appeared first on Climate 411.

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The University of Maryland steps up to develop a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Analysis

April 15, 2026
Taxes aren’t the only thing due today– April 15th is also the deadline for signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to submit their national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory reports, which estimate annual GHG emissions by country. The UNFCCC treaty was signed by all United Nations member states, but in February ... The post The University of Maryland steps up to develop a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Analysis appeared first on Energy Exchange.

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We’re going to fight for a better future with everything we’ve got. People want less pollution, good jobs and healthy kids, no matter who is in office.

Amanda Leland

Executive Director, EDF

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