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Green Groups Ask D.C. Circuit to Uphold Pollution Safeguards for Freight Trailers

The majority of gene edited crops will no longer be subject to oversight by the Department of Agriculture under new Trump Administration regulations.

EDF Will Sue EPA for Failure to Release Key Documents Related to Clean Cars Rollback

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.

D.C. Circuit Hears Argument about Vital FERC Energy Storage Order

EDF today announced it is joining “RISE UP – A Blue Call to Action” joining dozens of civil society and philanthropic organizations urging governments and businesses to take bold actions to safeguard the ocean.

EDF statement from Colin Leyden, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

The Trump Administration declined to strengthen particulate matter standards.

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's suspension of aid to the World Health Organization during a global pandemic is reckless, even for this administration.

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

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

A few months' improvements in air pollution won’t resolve the underlying health conditions that make many people more vulnerable to COVID-19.

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

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

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

The ICAO’s governing Council today took a key step to stand up its emission offsetting program to help airlines reduce climate pollution.

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

On the eve of an important decision amid the spreading coronavirus, an analysis published today by Environmental Defense Fund cautions the International Civil Aviation Organization’s governing Council against making fundamental changes that would weaken the Carbon Offsetting and Reductions Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).