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EDF, NRDC Oppose Trump Administration’s Legal Attack on California Coordination with Quebec to Cut Climate Pollution

Statement of Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp

Momentum for a clean future is building today after Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced the Clean Economy Act that puts the country on a path to net-zero climate pollution by 2050.

The Trump Administration is once again prioritizing polluters at the expense of the health

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is praising a new infrastructure plan that was released this week in the U.S. House of Representatives.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairs Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) unveiled a discussion draft of the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act.

EDF Vows to Continue Fight Against Air Toxics Loophole after D.C. Circuit Declines to Rehear Case

Statement of Fred Krupp, President of EDF – January 22, 2020

EDF filed suit yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the Spire STL pipeline.

EDF Defends Clean Air Act’s “Good Neighbor” Provisions in Two D.C. Circuit Cases

Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Energy

We can achieve more progress than you might think in 2020. Here's what's possible, despite federal inaction.

In his annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock’s chief executive not only called on publicly traded corporations to profoundly reassess and disclose climate risk. He went much further – announcing a set of specific steps that will hold his management teams accountable for sustainability progress, launch new funds to advance the clean energy economy, and exit investments, including coal production, that pose severe climate risk.

Trump Administration Effort to Weaken NEPA Takes Our Country in the Wrong Direction

Ambitious Proposal from Chairman Pallone Adds to Momentum for Climate Action

Carbon markets achieve emissions reductions at lower cost than standard regulations. These cost savings translate into direct atmospheric gains.

Green Groups Ask to Join New York, New Jersey, NYC in Cross-State Air Pollution Case

The net goal of the 100% Clean Economy Act will dramatically boost clean energy, and allow for a mix of energy sources provided the math adds up to zero pollution.

Check out our quick breakdown on getting to a 100% clean future, to help you with those awkward holiday conversations about climate change.

EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs

Your answer might hinge on the information you get when you book your flight.

With the US administration turning its back on the Paris Climate Agreement, demands for corporate climate leadership are mounting. At a time when executives should be filling the leadership gap, too many CEOs continue to be trapped by short-term, profit-only thinking.

Continued commitment to the Paris accord is critical — but it’s also only one part of what's needed to fill the climate leadership void, build the clean energy economy and remain “in.”

Instead of raising our fists in righteous indignation, we should be focused on these five big steps to fight climate change.

Capable of significantly reducing net emissions at a low marginal cost, and in the short-term, forests are an important piece of the climate change mitigation puzzle.