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Trump's suspension of aid to the World Health Organization during a global pandemic is reckless, even for this administration.

An EDF-led research team is targeting America’s largest oil field, uncovering big leaks of climate-warming methane and toxic air pollutants. Our work is driving new accountability in an underregulated industry.

Methane pollution from America’s largest oilfield is heating the planet. EDF is finding the leaks and holding companies accountable.

Trump Administration Refuses to Protect Americans from Dangerous Air Pollution

EDF statement by Scott Anderson, Senior Director, Energy

EDF Files FOIA Request for Information about EPA Pollution Enforcement Waivers

Statement Of Environmental Defense Fund In Opposition To Joint Proposal In Case 19-g-0066

Solutions for the COVID-19 crisis need to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner future for our country and our children.

A few months' improvements in air pollution won’t resolve the underlying health conditions that make many people more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Field methane readings by EDF PermianMAP show three times national rate; enough to supply every home in Houston, Dallas for a year.

VIDEO: New White House Press Secretary Is A Climate Change Denier

Full scientific methodology for EDF's PermianMAP initiative. 

Methodology for the emission rate scale associated with EDF's PermianMAP initiative. 

The Permian Methane Analysis Project (PermianMAP) is an Environmental Defense Fund initiative that combines established data collection methods with state-of-the-art technologies to pinpoint, measure and report on oil and gas methane emissions in the Permian Basin.

Second Circuit Court Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Suppressed Information Related to Clean Cars Rollback

EDF statement from Colin Leyden, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

With seven carbon emissions trading pilot programs in 2013, China has taken steps toward establishing the world’s largest market-based climate program.

In Louisiana, brown pelicans emerge as a sign of hope, recovery and resilience

Clean Cars Rollback Weakens Life-Saving Protections for America’s Health, Economy, Environment

BPA exposure is linked to diseases such as cancer and diabetes, but going BPA-free is harder than you might think. EDF explains 3 things you should know.

Climate Tech Convening 2020

Today, the U.S. Senate reached a deal on a stimulus package that includes $50 billion in loans and grants to airlines, but leaves out language that would have required airlines — which emit as much climate pollution as the entire German economy annually — to limit harmful emissions from domestic flights.

With the climate catastrophe looming and the politics of the issue shifting, EDF is focused on building durable and ambitious climate legislation with members from both sides of the aisle.

Everyone is focused on COVID-19, for good reason. We're staying on top of environmental developments that are also important.

Air pollution is now the biggest risk for early death, responsible for more than 6 million premature deaths each year. Here are some of the effects of air pollution.