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.
Advocacy
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 members and activists, numbering over 3.5 million, make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
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Expert VoicesThe little-known story of unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing
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TimelineOur groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
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ArticleWhat happened at the UN’s annual climate talks?
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ArticleTurning the tide against illegal gold mining in the Amazon
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BackgroundHow we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
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ArticleGame-changing partnership takes on air pollution in Latin America, the Caribbean
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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Newly Disclosed Records Show Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions Related to Secretly Formed “Climate Working Group”
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Colorado sets leading standards for cleaning up landfill methane
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Green Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of California Clean Car and Truck Standards
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Toxics for all: The new proposal delivering on the chemical industry’s wish list
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As states step up to secure emissions data in the face of potential federal rollbacks, others should follow suit
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California is getting grid planning right – now we actually need to build it
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Our advocacy experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Executive Vice President, Impact
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Director, Forests Partnerships
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Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Associate Vice President, U.S. Region
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Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
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General Counsel
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)
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