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Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Securing vital environmental protections
Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Why advocacy matters: The longest-lasting environmental solutions have the broadest support. That means the biggest environmental problems require that we all work together.
How we use this powerful approach: We work with activists, communities, companies and other allies to defend environmental protections, address inequities and craft strong policy. We make government work for the environment. Our 3 million members and activists make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
- Timeline
Our groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
- Project
EDF identifies top 10 U.S. cities with the most lead pipes
- Background
Deforestation: Using markets to make forests worth more alive than dead
- Expert Voices
We can make our food supply secure to 21st century climate realities
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Game-changing partnership takes on air pollution in Latin America, the Caribbean
- Blog post
Inflation Reduction Act tracker identifies funding opportunities, monitors progress
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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Mapping the maze: data reveals the need for protective standards for all gas gathering pipelines
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President Biden’s Vital Climate Leadership “Delivered Real, Positive Benefits for Everyone”
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Unanimous Appeals Court Denies Attempt to Block Climate Pollution Standards for Power Plants
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Local business and conservation interests jointly intervene in Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion lawsuit
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EDF Statement regarding the release of a draft equivalency agreement between Environment and Climate Change Canada and Saskatchewan on oil and gas methane emissions
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House Republicans’ Funding Bills Would Harm Our Air and Water
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Our advocacy experts
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Angela Churie Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact
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Vickie Patton
General Counsel
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Mandy Rambharos
Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation
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Alice Henderson
Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Pam Kiely
Associate Vice President, U.S. Region
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Pedro Martins Barata
Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
Partner perspective
EDF builds coalitions to secure victories in the courtroom. At the end of the day it's not about credit. It's about rulings, it's about changing policy, it's about changing minds.
Richard Lazarus
Professor, Harvard Law School
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)