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Trump Administration Continues to Advance Dangerous Rollback of the Clean Power Plan

Statement from Andrew Williams, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Statement by Maurice Hall in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order for a Water Resilience Portfolio for California.

How bad will the 2019 wildfire season be? Forest experts are concerned.

Environmental Defense Fund’s Lindsay McCormick discusses a pilot project to test for and remediate sources of lead in water at child care facilities.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit protects the public’s right to know about the toxic chemicals in our homes, schools, and workplace.

EDF report provides the most comprehensive data set ever collected about on-farm nitrogen management practices in North Carolina, to identify fertilizer solutions that increase operational resilience and improve economic and environmental outcomes.

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doubled-down on its flawed 2005 and 2017 decisions to allow perchlorate be added to dry food packaging.

EDF, Allies Formally Oppose “Unlawful, Arbitrary, and Senseless” Attack on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

EDF believes this process of continuous improvement is foundational for protecting land, water and communities from development-related impacts. That’s why we track what states are up to on a consistent basis. 

Statement by Kevin Moran in response to president signing legislation to authorize the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan.

EDF: bill is a win for Coloradans on many fronts

EDF statement from Andrew Williams, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Decisions Upholding Clean Energy Policies in Illinois, New York

EDF's application of cutting-edge research and new Permian data indicate New Mexico’s methane emissions are five times higher than what EPA data suggest

Gov. Wolf and DEP Need to Expand Scope of Methane Rule to Live Up to Climate Commitments

Historic New Law to Transform Puerto Rico into Clean Energy Powerhouse

U.S. Methane Pollution Remains Stubbornly High While EPA Relaxes Vital Protections

Senators Push for Action on Climate Change with American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act

The Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA), which includes Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States, today released a set of climate policy principles to accelerate and guide the development of federal climate legislation.

Statement of Elizabeth Gore, EDF Senior Vice President

EDF recommends that federal legislation to help the United State achieve net-zero climate pollution by 2050 lock in pollution reductions, grow the economy, and protect vulnerable populations. But what specifically should that look like?

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

Congress Should Raise Budget Caps to Avoid Draconian Cuts to Environment and Public Health Programs

New research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science shows that adapting fishing intensity to the health of fish populations is key to making fisheries more climate resilient.