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Statement from Mandy Warner, Director of Climate and Clean Air Policy, Environmental Defense Fund

EDF joined Earthjustice and other organizations from the environmental justice communities in challenging the Trump administration’s attack on the NEPA.

WRDA 2020 House vote reauthorization statement

A bicameral group of Members of Congress introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020, a bill that to strengthen air pollution monitoring.

EDF found that E-commerce retailers carry potential liability for the hundreds of unsustainable and hazardous products sold on their platforms.

President Trump will hold events in West Texas where he will promote his efforts to roll back air, water and other pollution standards for the oil and gas industry.

This report summarizes the current status of China's GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program, providing reference material for the program’s future.

Cities, states and businesses are still feeling the shock. The coronavirus has stolen more than 138,000 lives and obliterated budgets.

EPA released a list of potential candidates for a key chemical safety advisory committee that is critically flawed from the outset.

A new report issued today from Environmental Defense Fund’s Oceans Program finds that resource managers, scientists, fishermen and seafood consumers stand to gain significant benefits from fisheries data collected through the increased use of technologies like electronic monitoring and electronic reporting, or EM/ER.

Persistent emissions problem requires urgent action by industry, regulators

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its first ever proposal for a greenhouse gas emissions standard covering carbon dioxide from aircraft and aircraft engines. EPA is legally obligated to issue aviation pollution standards and has been working on this proposal since 2016. The proposal will be subject to public comment and Environmental Defense Fund will be providing written objections showing that the proposal, as drafted, contravenes EPA’s responsibilities under our nation’s clean air laws to protect public health and the environment from dangerous air pollution.

EDF, Allies Ask Court to Reject Trump EPA’s Finding that Coal Plant Mercury Standards Don’t Need to Be Stronger

Today, 32 major energy buyers called on Congress to combat climate change while providing COVID-19 relief and putting Americans back to work

Companies letter to Congress on renewables

Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Energy

Court Upholds California’s Coordination with Quebec to Cut Climate Pollution

Climate pollution is making heat waves longer, hotter and more frequent.

EDF, Allies Defend EPA’s Legal Authority to Regulate Climate Pollution

The Northern District of California ruled that the Trump administration’s reversal of the Methane Waste Prevention Rule was “wholly inadequate."

Trump Administration Attacks NEPA, “Cornerstone” of American Environmental Protections

Press release in response to WRDA re authorization by House

News and analysis from EDF about the construction of China’s national emissions trading system.

Harold Rickenbacker, Ph.D., Manager, EDF+Business. This is the fourth in a series of Global Clean Air blogs on COVID-19 and air pollution. EDF scientists and program experts share data about pollution levels during quarantine from a local and global perspective, and provide recommendations for governments and companies to Rebuild Better. We’ve long known that air …

As the Trump administration undermines science and public health, EDF — and the world’s scientists — are fighting back.