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El Presidente Biden toma medidas enérgicas desde el primer día en materia del clima
January 21, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentEn su primer día como Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden emitió una serie de medidas ejecutivas que permitan dar importantes pasos adelante en materia de clima.More on:
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Robert Bonnie Will Meet the Moment and Ramp Up Agricultural Climate Solutions
January 20, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement from EDF President Fred KruppMore on:
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At Interior Department, Tanya Trujillo Will Build More Resilient Water Supplies
January 20, 2021 | Maurice Hall, Senior Advisor, Climate Resilient Water SystemsThe Biden administration named Tanya Trujillo to serve as principal deputy assistant secretary for water and science at the Department of the Interior.More on:
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President Biden Takes Strong Day One Action on Climate
January 20, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentOn his first day as President of the United States, Joe Biden is expected to issue a number of executive actions that would take important steps forward on climate.More on:
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At USDA, Dr. Jewel Bronaugh Will Build A More Resilient Future for all Americans
January 19, 2021 | Ben Thomas, Senior Policy Director, AgricultureDr. Bronaugh has what it takes to tackle the serious challenges facing agriculture and food security. In doing so, she will help build a more climate-resilient future for all Americans.More on:
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EDF Sues Trump Administration for Weak Soot Standard That Exposes Americans to Dangerous Air Pollution
January 19, 2021EDF Sues Trump Administration for Weak Soot Standard That Exposes Americans to Dangerous Air PollutionMore on:
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USDA and Montana Department of Agriculture Alum Joins EDF as Senior Policy Director
January 19, 2021 | Ben Thomas, Senior Policy Director, AgricultureBen Thomas, former director of the Montana Department of Agriculture and deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has joined Environmental Defense Fund as senior policy director for agriculture.More on:
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D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Trump Administration Repeal and Replacement of the Clean Power Plan
January 19, 2021 | Ben Levitan, Former Senior Attorney, Legal and RegulatoryIn a big win for the climate, the D.C. Circuit struck down one of the most damaging anti-environmental actions of the Trump administration.More on:
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Clean trucks can deliver Biden’s goals for climate, jobs and equity
January 19, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentThe Biden administration should put the U.S. on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.More on:
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Ocean-based actions can help curb climate change impacts, new international guidance shows
January 19, 2021 | Timothy Fitzgerald, Former Senior Director, Oceans Climate StrategiesA new guide developed by eight leading, international conservation organizations — including Environmental Defense Fund — outlines the best ways ocean-based action can curb greenhouse gas emissions and lead to better adaptation to the increasing effects of climate change.More on:
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Health, Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Air Toxics Loophole
January 15, 2021 | Vickie Patton, General CounselStatement from Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense FundMore on:
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Groups File Brief with D.C. Circuit Opposing Trump Administration’s “Indefensible” Clean Cars Rollback
January 15, 2021 | Alice Henderson, Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean AirThe nation’s largest public health, consumer and environmental groups today presented a detailed and substantial case showing why the Trump administration’s rollback of the Clean Car Standards is unlawful.More on:
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EDF: American Petroleum Institute Methane Reversal Lacks Credibility
January 13, 2021 | Ben N. Ratner, Former Associate Vice President , EDF+BusinessEDF statement on American Petroleum Institute's reversal of its opposition to federal safeguards to reduce oil and gas industry methane emissions.More on:
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State Habitat Restoration Project Breaks Ground at Southern End of Salton Sea
January 13, 2021Statement by Maurice Hall, EDF, and other partners about beginning construction on major construction project at Salton Sea.More on:
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We Call for the Immediate Resignation of President Trump – EDF
January 13, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement of EDF President Fred Krupp – January 13, 2021More on:
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New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation
January 7, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsEDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsMore on:
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Trump Reaped the Whirlwind Today, but American Democracy Is Far Stronger Than He Is
January 6, 2021 | Fred Krupp, PresidentStatement of EDF President Fred Krupp – January 6, 2021More on:
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Trump EPA’s Censored Science Rule Jeopardizes Scientific Integrity and Public Health
January 5, 2021 | Ben Levitan, Former Senior Attorney, Legal and RegulatoryStatement of EDF Senior Attorney Ben Levitan – January 5, 2021More on:
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New Power Up, America Ads Debut in WV, CO and AZ
January 4, 2021 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsEDF released targeted ads to support its Power Up, America campaign, a major effort to promote clean transportation and clean energy infrastructure.More on:
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Trump EPA: Idling on Aviation Pollution
December 28, 2020 | Annie Petsonk, International CounselWhile the Environmental Protection Agency’s Rule on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft acknowledges the dangers to public health and the environment posed by aviation’s global warming pollution, by EPA’s own admission, it does nothing to reduce emissions from this key sector.More on:
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Trump Administration Gives Americans a Holiday “Gift” of More Smog
December 23, 2020With unhealthy levels of smog, today’s decision by the Trump administration to leave inadequate protections in place risk Americans' health and well-being.More on:
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EDF Petitions Colorado Air Quality Control Commission to Establish Legally-binding Climate Pollution Limit
December 23, 2020 | Pam Kiely, Associate Vice President, U.S. RegionEDF’s proposal would help Colorado reach statutory climate and air pollution requirementsMore on:
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Fifth Circuit Court Rules San Antonio Does Have Unhealthy Levels of Smog
December 23, 2020 | Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air StrategiesA federal appeals court agreed with the Environmental Protection Agency that the San Antonio, Texas area has unhealthy levels of smog.More on:
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Final Lead in Drinking Water Rule Will Worsen Disparities in Lead Exposure
December 22, 2020 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsToday, the EPA released its overdue revision of the 1991 Lead and Copper Rule, ignoring extensive evidence highlighting major flaws.More on:
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Congressional spending bill advances climate, clean energy, and public health
December 21, 2020 | Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political AffairsCongress will consider a bipartisan year-end omnibus spending package that will make major investments in numerous Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) climate, energy, and conservation priority areas.More on: