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There’s been no change in the killing of environmental leaders. Over 1,700 defenders have been killed since 2000 alone.

Leaders from the around the U.S. are voicing their support for the 100% Clean Economy Act.

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

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced its endorsement of the 100% Clean Economy Act, a bold climate action bill just introduced by leading members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Statement on recent action by California Governor Gavin Newsom to step up state's oil and gas oversight

Today, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) for sponsoring the Climate Resiliency Service Corps Act to expand AmeriCorps to serve frontline communities most impacted by climate change

Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on the introduction of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act.

A new disaster relief fund will focus on areas of the Bahamas, in order to drive relief and recovery efforts on an island hit hardest by Hurricane Dorian.

Major new federal pipeline safety legislation introduced this week will bring about dramatic new environmental and public safety benefits for all Americans.

“The overriding lesson learned is that conservation contributes to the economic well-being and resilience of dairy farms.”

EDF support letter for the SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge.

Issues of unfairness and inequity in fisheries have an outsized impact on many nations that rely on fish for food, nutrition and livelihoods, which are most prevalent in the developing tropics and Global South.

Letter from Eric Pooley, Senior VP, Strategy and Communications, Environmental Defense Fund, urging Twitter to create a level playing field on issues.

Major new federal pipeline safety legislation introduced today will bring about dramatic new environmental and public safety benefits for all Americans.

There is strong scientific consensus on the urgent need to rebuild agricultural soil carbon. That’s the topline message of a comment published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability.

This morning S.2346, the Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee on a voice vote after several amendments were accepted.

This morning S.2346, the Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee on a voice vote after several amendments were accepted.

EDF, Allies Press for Transparency from Automakers Siding with Trump in Clean Car Litigation

Nearly two dozen national public health, environmental, conservation, and clean energy advocacy groups released the following joint statement in support of the 100% Clean Economy Act

According to two reports released today by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Green Alliance in conjunction with Frontier Economics and Element Energy, with targeted action, lower-income households could save nearly £350 million in total every year, with cost savings reaching £3,000-£5,000 per household over the time of owning a car.

With the US administration turning its back on the Paris Climate Agreement, demands for corporate climate leadership are mounting. At a time when executives should be filling the leadership gap, too many CEOs continue to be trapped by short-term, profit-only thinking.

Continued commitment to the Paris accord is critical — but it’s also only one part of what's needed to fill the climate leadership void.

Attn: Doc. No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2018-0279 Re: Request for an Extension on Comment Period for EPA’s Draft Policy Assessment for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 84 Fed. Reg. 58,711 (Nov. 1, 2019)

Colorado voters approved a ballot measure today to legalize and tax sports betting that will raise up to $29 million a year for critical water projects.