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EDF and our partners urge Congress to support legislation for the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan after it was endorsed by seven states.

An open letter from EDF, Audubon California to California's water agencies on moving forward on the Colorado River Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan.

Statement of Maurice Hall, EDF Associate VP, Ecosystems - Water, urging California Water Agencies to finalize Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan

Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club hope to go to court to support the state of Colorado in its decision to adopt protective state clean car standards.

Kevin Moran, Senior Director for the Colorado River Program at EDF and Chair of the Water for Arizona Coalition, on the Drought Contingency Plan.

Statement from Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition on the opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway and a response to the wettest winter in 124 years.

Statement from Robert Jones, Gulf of Mexico Director, Environmental Defense Fund

Statement in response to Arizona legislature and governor approving legislation for Drought Contingency Plan.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released a sweeping executive order on climate and energy security.

Statement from Mississippi River Delta Coalition in response to governor statement.

EDF Statement from Dan Grossman, National Director of State Programs, Energy

Brian Jackson comments on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' state of the state speech.

How oil & gas states did (and did not) protect land and water in 2018

Today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards appointed Chip Kline as the new Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority interim chairperson.

Fishing industry stakeholders gathered last week in a collaborative workshop hosted by Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Philippines program aimed at tackling pressing problems like overfishing.

Statement from EDF president Fred Krupp

Several Colorado conservation and river advocacy groups praised Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposal to add a $30 million to implement Colorado’s Water Plan.

Environmental Defense Fund and The Wilderness Society file formal protest of the Bureau of Land Management's plans to lease public land for oil and gas development without adequate methane controls.

A major reform effort to make one of Indonesia’s most valuable fisheries more sustainable received a significant boost today at the Our Oceans Conference being held in Bali, Indonesia.

North Carolina Takes “Bold New Steps” Toward Clean Energy Leadership

Some say governments should tell companies how to retool, but that’s not the right approach.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called for $1.5 billion in state funding for Hurricane Florence recovery, saying “an unprecedented storm requires an unprecedented response.”

EDF Statement from Kevin Moran, Senior Director, Colorado River Program, and Chair, Water for Arizona Coalition

Here's how we can strengthen our resilience against floods, which kill more people in the U.S. than any other disaster and cost billions annually.

There is widespread, bipartisan support for action in addressing Louisiana's coastal land loss crisis, according to a new poll released today by BDPC, LLC + Pinsonat and Restore the Mississippi River Delta.