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Our travel leaves a trail of carbon footprints. Fortunately, you can lighten your travel impacts on the climate in three simple steps.

The worst of times can bring out the best in us — starting with the air we breathe.

This crisis has made the 50th Earth Day a profound reminder that our mission is not only about the world, but about all the people in it.

Statement from Daniel Whittle, EDF Senior Director of Caribbean Initiatives

Public Health and Environmental Coalition Argues D.C. Circuit Should Vacate Unlawful Rollback of Clean Power Plan

EDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Undermining the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards a “Terrible Idea” – EDF

Trump Administration Refuses to Protect Americans from Dangerous Air Pollution

EDF statement by Scott Anderson, Senior Director, Energy

EDF Files FOIA Request for Information about EPA Pollution Enforcement Waivers

Statement Of Environmental Defense Fund In Opposition To Joint Proposal In Case 19-g-0066

Solutions for the COVID-19 crisis need to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner future for our country and our children.

Second Circuit Court Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Suppressed Information Related to Clean Cars Rollback

EDF statement from Colin Leyden, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Clean Cars Rollback Weakens Life-Saving Protections for America’s Health, Economy, Environment

Today, the U.S. Senate reached a deal on a stimulus package that includes $50 billion in loans and grants to airlines, but leaves out language that would have required airlines — which emit as much climate pollution as the entire German economy annually — to limit harmful emissions from domestic flights.

Everyone is focused on COVID-19, for good reason. We're staying on top of environmental developments that are also important.

As American consumers and fishermen both grapple with impacts from the spread of the new coronavirus, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today urged U.S. consumers to look for new ways to add more healthy American-caught fresh fish to their diets.

EDF: Trump Administration Must Immediately Halt New Attack on Health Science

Given the risks of lead exposure, there is a growing need to make lead pipe replacement a national priority, especially among low-income communities.

Coronavirus/COVID-19 is a global crisis.  The world’s airlines are facing real economic and structural threats.  But UN climate action is not one of them.  The Carbon Offsetting and Reductions Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), adopted by the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) offers airlines the necessary flexibility to meet their climate protection goal of carbon-neutral growth even in light of this global pandemic.  Although COVID-19 is driving air traffic downward (and thereby, potentially making it more challenging for airlines to achieve their commitment of carbon neutral growth from 2020), there will be plenty of high quality credits available to help airlines meet their carbon limits in CORSIA’s initial years – and because CORSIA  includes provisions, thanks to ICAO foresight, that give airlines flexibility to deal with the COVID-19 crisis without sacrificing climate protection.  

The bill would allow farmers to recoup economic losses in devastating weather years and increase their climate resilience for future planting seasons.

Federal district court issued an order granting California’s motion that claims CA’s coordination with Quebec to reduce climate pollution is unlawful.

Given the risks of lead exposure, there is a growing need to make lead pipe replacement a national priority, especially among low-income communities.

EDF statement from Steve Cochran, campaign director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta