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Statement from Alice Henderson, Director and Lead Counsel for Transportation and Clean Air Policy for Environmental Defense Fund

The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not review challenges to California’s core statutory authority to enforce its own vehicle pollution limits.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Holds Oral Argument on the Standards Today - Statement of EDF General Counsel Vickie Patton

The Circuit Court of Floyd County ruled that the Youngkin administration acted unlawfully in its decision to withdraw Virginia from RGGI.

EPA’s strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound, and vital for protecting public health.

Action Could Undermine Long-Standing Precedent about Court Jurisdiction for EPA Challenges

EDF’s filing recommends that the Commission reject Duke Energy’s proposed CPIRP because it does not meet interim carbon reduction requirements designated in state law and does not provide the least cost pathway to decarbonization.

  Extreme weather caused by climate change is a threat to human health and safety, but it is also increasingly the cause of serious economic disruptions. And in the transition to a lower carbon economy, companies are navigating both opportunities and challenges. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a rule to better equip …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today denied a request by fossil fuel companies and a group of states, led by North Dakota and West Virginia, to block protections against mercury and other toxic pollutants emitted from coal-fired power plants.

Environmental Defense Fund plans to go to court in support of EPA’s actions to strengthen the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program – a vital source of public information about dangerous climate pollution from significant sources, including methane pollution from landfills.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously denied an attempt by Republican Attorneys General and fossil fuel industry parties to block EPA’s protections limiting climate pollution from power plants.

Today a coalition including a local business and three conservation groups filed motion to intervene as defendants in Jurisich Oysters, LLC v. USACE to ensure the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project moves forward to provide critical community protection and vital ecosystem benefits.

Statement from Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit late Wednesday rejected an emergency stay that would have delayed critical parts of an Environmental Protection Agency action to reduce cancer-causing pollution—in particular, the highly carcinogenic pollutant chloroprene.

Statement from Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense Fund

Earthjustice clients and Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. 

Environmental Defense Fund is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject attempts to block EPA protections against climate pollution from power plants.

A broad coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, will help defend EPA’s updated and strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards against a court challenge.

EDF's filed testimony for the NC Utilities Commission regarding Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan

Ten of the nation’s leading health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, plan to go to court to defend EPA’s pollution standards for new heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks and buses.

Environmental Defense Fund and thirteen other health, environmental, and public interest groups are moving to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean car standards against a legal challenge.

Statement of Alice Henderson, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Transportation and Clean Air

Statement of Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Methane and Clean Air Policy

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced stronger rules to limit toxic pollution from petrochemical plants. The new rules include vital measures to protect the health and safety of communities on the fenceline of this pollution.

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Chevron. What is it and why could it change how federal regulations are enforced? General Counsel Vickie Patton answers important questions about this bombshell case.