Legal action
Defending environmental safeguards in the U.S.
We’ve been fighting for strong environmental and public health protections in courts across the U.S. since 1967.
Today, EDF remains a powerful force in the defense of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, and we are also focused on the next generation of lifesaving protections.
Our legal team is dedicated to protecting human health, climate safety and a sustainable environment.
Our work championing environmental protections
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BackgroundHow we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
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ArticleDo you live near a facility with a free pass to pollute more?
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ArticleA high-tech hunt for abandoned, leaky oil and gas wells
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ArticleToo many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen
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CollectionRead more: Updates on our court cases and other advocacy work
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BackgroundOur story: How the fight to ban DDT led to the birth of EDF
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on legal action.
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Court Rules New York Must Implement State Climate Law and Deliver Swift Action
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EDF Goes to Court to Help Defend California Climate Risk Reporting Laws That Protect People from Financial Damage
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Community, Health and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump’s Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions
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Groups Challenge the Trump Administration’s Illegal Emergency Order for Eddystone Plant in Court
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Trump EPA Political Appointees Scrambled to Offer Free Pass to Pollute
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Court Rules Secret Group That Wrote “Climate Science Report” is Not Exempt from Federal Law
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Our experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our legal, policy and advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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General Counsel
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Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition
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Dir. & Sr. Attorney, Regulatory Solutions
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Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy
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Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies
Media contact
Sharyn Stein
(202) 905-5718 (office)
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