Why climate and environmental justice matter: As climate change builds upon historic injustices and inequities, our climate solutions must center justice. Communities of color, low-income areas and those who live next to power plants and other polluters face the greatest risk, are hit first and worst by climate change, and suffer real environmental injustices.
How we advocate for justice and equity: In support of the global movement for climate and environmental justice, EDF is working to leverage our deep expertise in science, policy, economics and community engagement to advance equitable climate solutions — so everyone can benefit from a safer, healthier future.
Our work advancing climate and environmental justice
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Burning plastic waste is risky and polluting. Industry is still pushing it.
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Fishers across the globe are in the fight of their lives
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Online ordering brings warehouses — and pollution — close to home
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Too many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen
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The growing threat of heat for farmworkers
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Deep inside the Amazon, Indigenous leaders are fighting for our planet's future
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on climate justice.
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Nature is our best defense against climate change
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Just jobs in clean energy: Seizing the moment for economic equity
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New Report: How high-quality carbon offsets can lower livestock methane emissions
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Empowering Indigenous voices in global climate and biodiversity decisions
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Houston-area High School Students Selected as Winners in Environmental Defense Fund Video Contest
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Houston residents sound alarm on sediment dumping project
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Our experts
Get to know the leaders of our climate justice work.
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Dr. Margot Brown
Senior Vice President, Justice & Equity
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Jonathan R. Camuzeaux
Senior Director, Global Strategy & Engagement
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Lauren Johnson
Senior Analyst, Equity and Climate Justice
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Erica Morehouse
Senior Director, Just & Equitable Mission Engagement
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Amalia Saladrigas Malaret
Manager, Partnerships & Environmental Justice
Staff perspective
We are all in the same storm, but we’re in very different boats. If we row together, we can find our way to a more stable climate and a more equitable home on this planet we share.
Dr. Margot Brown
SVP, Justice & Equity
Media contact
Lauren Bills
(212) 624-8841 (office)