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As we focus on rebuilding our economy while containing the novel coronavirus, it is critical that we rebuild better — investing to create more good jobs, less air pollution and a more stable future.

Trump Administration Proposes “Cooking the Books” to Justify Undermining Clean Air Laws

Andrew Wheeler took credit America’s relatively clean air without acknowledging that he is trying to tear down the safeguards that created it.

Trump Attacks Bedrock Environmental Law Under Cover of COVID-19 Crisis

The Growing Climate Solutions Act makes it easier for farmers to pull up a seat at the table and be part of the climate solution.

At a time when Americans need it most, Chairman DeFazio’s infrastructure bill will create good jobs and reduce unhealthy air pollution.

EDF worked with diverse partners to collect and analyze data from Houston, TX.

How data about air quality from Houston, TX was collected and analyzed

Good government relies on high-quality, actionable intelligence, especially when resources are strained.

Houston's sprawling metro area is the energy capital of the U.S. Its notorious lack of zoning leaves many vulnerable to dangerous pollution.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the release of the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan.

Defendants the United States Environmental Protection Agency et al. (hereafter “EPA”) hereby report that on May 29, 2020, the Agency transmitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) a final rule package titled, “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review.” RIN 2060-AT90.1 This package reflects EPA’s draft final action on its 2019 proposal to rescind methane standards for new sources in the oil and natural gas sector, the statutory predicate for issuing the guidelines at issue in this litigation. 84 Fed. Reg. 50,244 (Sept. 24, 2019) (proposed rule). EPA has requested that OMB conduct its review of this final rule package on an expedited basis within 30 days. As EPA represented in its May 15, 2020 status report, if expedited review is granted, the Agency anticipates that it will finalize this rule by the end of July.

The EPA today took the next step in its march to roll back key safeguards designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on the Killing of George Floyd.

Statements from Environmental Defense Fund and Healthy Air & Water Colorado

America has gone to the polls while at war — and during debilitating economic crises. And this year, we’ll vote in the midst of a pandemic.

EDF, Allies, States Sue to Defend Clean Car Standards

Trump Administration Sued for Gutting Clean Car Standards

States Sue to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is publishing a draft rule to further reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities.

EDF Experts at Public Hearing – It Is “Crucial” That EPA Strengthen Safeguards for Soot

As government leaders actively work to keep people safe from coronavirus, they must also prepare for other events, such as hurricanes, that could create compounding disasters.

EDF filed a brief in opposition to the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s collaboration with Quebec to cut dangerous climate pollution.

EPA’s Censored Science Proposal “Irretrievably Unlawful” and an “Attack on Public Health" – EDF

The New York Times today reported that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to abandon regulation of the chemical perchlorate, dismissing a nearly decades-old finding that the rocket fuel ingredient should not be in our drinking water.