EDF has been fighting for a better future for over 50 years — and we’re stepping up that fight as the Trump administration moves to erode the United States’ environmental protections.
No one wants to live in a dirtier world. But that’s the direction the administration’s policies are taking us: More pollution that harms people’s health. More toxic chemicals in air and water. Escalating extreme weather, fueled by a hotter planet.
Abandoning clean energy investments will make America weaker, sending jobs to other countries, raising energy prices and burdening future generations with worse pollution, storms and wildfires.
But history isn’t preordained — it’s shaped by the actions we take together. We can’t stop working in tough times. In this pivotal moment for America, here’s how EDF is showing up for the fight.
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Farmers need a farm bill that rewards conservation
July 29, 2026 | Andrew Lentz, Director of Federal Affairs, Agriculture Policy
The farm bill shapes nearly every aspect of the U.S. food and agriculture system, from how food is grown to how it reaches consumers. As Congress negotiates the 2026 farm bill, farmers are navigating low commodity prices, high fertilizer and fuel costs, and more variable and severe weather, factors that threaten their ability to turn ...
The post Farmers need a farm bill that rewards conservation first appeared on Growing Returns.
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The FDA recently made its first move on a 1958 food-chemical law. Why now?
July 29, 2026
New report from EDF and Consumer Reports shows how a daily barrage of chemicals in our food makes us more likely to get sick over time
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Disease by a thousand cuts: How a daily barrage of chemicals in our food makes us more likely to get sick over time
July 29, 2026 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy
Near-constant exposure to chemicals in food is taking a toll on Americans’ health at all stages of development. Where is the FDA? What’s new: From the first cup of coffee to the last late-night snack, Americans are exposed to hundreds or even thousands of chemicals in their food every day. These chemicals enter our diet ...
The post Disease by a thousand cuts: How a daily barrage of chemicals in our food makes us more likely to get sick over time first appeared on EDF Health.
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Statement: EPA’s proposed changes would weaken life-saving air pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles
July 29, 2026
Protective emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles are a vital tool in reducing harmful tailpipe pollution.
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Statement: EPA should withdraw proposal that would erase public notice and comment for air pollution permits
July 22, 2026
A Trump EPA proposal would allow states to eliminate public notice and comment in most air pollution permit proceedings.
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Backgrounder
Trump EPA Administrator to coal executives: “Many of the items that were on your wish list are now done.”
July 21, 2026
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin “Many of the items that were on your wish list are now done.”
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NOAA Faces Significant Budget Cuts: What’s at Stake?
July 21, 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides critical services to everyday Americans, but the Trump Administration has proposed a 26 percent cut to its budget. By: Olivia Stevens, Project Manager, Federal Legislative Campaigns Before a hurricane makes landfall, NOAA helps communities prepare for impact. Before fishermen head out to sea, NOAA provides information and data to ensure their catch is productive, sustainable, and safe. Before ...
The post NOAA Faces Significant Budget Cuts: What’s at Stake? appeared first on EDFish.
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Statement: In victory for clean air, judge orders EPA to implement protections from soot
July 18, 2026
Soot is made of microscopic particles that can lodge deep in the lungs and cause a variety of serious or fatal health problems.
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Trump administration hands out unlawful air pollution exemptions to more petrochemical facilities
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration has exempted more petrochemical facilities across the country from Clean Air Act standards
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EPA Proposal Could Delay Smog Cleanup for a Decade or More in the Nation's Most Polluted Areas
July 14, 2026
“Smog puts people’s lives and health at risk, and this proposal would help ensure there’s a lot more of it in the air we breathe." - EDF's Noha Haggag
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Groups vigorously oppose Trump administration proposal to politicize funding for science and health
July 14, 2026
Environmental groups filed comments strongly opposing a Trump administration proposal
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Statement: Trump EPA proposes weakening health protections against pollution from new diesel buses and trucks
July 9, 2026
Trump EPA proposal would roll back commonsense standards to reduce pollution apply from new heavy-duty diesel vehicles like buses and freight trucks.
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Groups file comments vigorously opposing EPA’s proposal to weaken life-saving protections against air pollution from cars
July 7, 2026
The Trump EPA has proposed a two-year delay of the 2024 Tier 4 emissions standards, which reduce smog and soot-forming pollution from cars and trucks.
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Why weakening the Toxic Substances Control Act could put complex toxic chemicals on a fast track to our communities
July 7, 2026 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy
In case you missed it, an out-of-touch, industry-first proposal from Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives threatens to significantly weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act, a popular chemical safety law that helps keep dangerous chemicals out of our homes, workplaces and schools. A similar proposal from the U.S. Senate would also roll back these essential public health protections. Why ...
The post Why weakening the Toxic Substances Control Act could put complex toxic chemicals on a fast track to our communities first appeared on EDF Health.
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Groups challenge Department of Energy’s illegal Orlando area coal plant extension
July 7, 2026
The costs of running the coal plant, over $6 million per month, will likely be passed onto Central Florida families and businesses.
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Backgrounder
Coming soon: a proposal to weaken protections against dangerous pollution from buses and trucks
July 6, 2026
In 2022, EPA finalized more protective standards for pollution from buses and freight trucks. Now the Trump EPA is expected to undermine those protections.
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Trump EPA stacks science panel with chemical industry insiders
July 2, 2026
Yesterday Trump's EPA announced new appointments to its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
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Health and Green Groups Tell EPA: Don't Let Data Centers and other Major Polluters Build Before Getting Permits
June 30, 2026
New EPA proposal would allow data centers and other entities to complete major construction on on new facilities before obtaining Clean Air Act permits.
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Backgrounder
One Year Later: A Law that Puts the U.S. on a More Expensive, More Dangerous, and More Harmful Path
June 26, 2026
President Trump’s signature tax law has limited choices for American families and imposed new costs. There has been nothing beautiful about it.
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Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard
June 26, 2026
Soot, made up of tiny toxic particles that lodge deep in the lungs, results in severe health harms, including premature death.
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Staff perspective
We’re going to fight for a better future with everything we’ve got. People want less pollution, good jobs and healthy kids, no matter who is in office.
Amanda Leland
Executive Director, EDF
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