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Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

EDF statement from Zhang Jianyu, Vice President, China, as China is takes bold steps to address its contribution to climate change.

EDF welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to increase its climate commitment and reduce EU emissions at least 55% by 2030 relative to 1990 levels.

The latest report in RFF and EDF’s Fairness for Workers and Communities series examines the potential for environmental remediation and infrastructure spending to help communities transition to sustainable economies.

Statement from Mandy Warner, Director of Climate and Clean Air Policy, Environmental Defense Fund

States and leading environmental groups, including EDF, will argue for upholding widely accepted standards that reduce pollution from the freight trailers that carry goods on America’s highways.

A new collaboration effort aimed to harness the transformative power of new technologies to give people knowledge for tackling air pollution in the Mexican capital was announced today by the Mexico City Government, the Megalopolis Commission for Environment and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Wildfire smoke is one of many ways climate change is impacting public health.

EDF statement from Derek Walker, VP for U.S. Climate, as Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an order committing the state to net zero gas emissions by 2050.

Statement from EDF attorney Liana James

Shipping accounts for three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Without urgent climate action, these emissions are set to at least double by 2050.

According to a report released by EDF, the shipping industry should put in place rules that reflect the impact of shipping fuels.

The summer of 2020. What will we make of it?

Today the House of Representatives voted to pass a major job-creating, national infrastructure bill

Trump EPA’s Proposal Threatens to Distort Health Benefits of Clean Air Act Protections, EDF Testifies

The ICAO Council's decision in effect suspends airlines' obligations to offset a portion of their carbon pollution if emissions do not rise above those levels during that time.

Fred Krupp statement on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report.

EDF is challenging a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve a 65-mile long gas pipeline in Illinois and Missouri

As we focus on rebuilding our economy while containing the novel coronavirus, it is critical that we rebuild better — investing to create more good jobs, less air pollution and a more stable future.

Andrew Wheeler took credit America’s relatively clean air without acknowledging that he is trying to tear down the safeguards that created it.

Good government relies on high-quality, actionable intelligence, especially when resources are strained.

America has gone to the polls while at war — and during debilitating economic crises. And this year, we’ll vote in the midst of a pandemic.

EDF Experts at Public Hearing – It Is “Crucial” That EPA Strengthen Safeguards for Soot

EDF filed a brief in opposition to the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s collaboration with Quebec to cut dangerous climate pollution.

A three-judge panel will hear oral argument in a case about dangerous, and often deadly, air pollution that blows across state borders. New York, New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund and several allies are parties to the case.