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Statement by Mark Brownstein, EDF Senior Vice President, Energy Transition

The House of Representatives passed the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act (AWRRDA) 333 to 75. The bipartisan bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to also receive bipartisan support.

Long-awaited Action Will Save Lives of Workers and Eliminate All Consumer Uses

Updates for NEPA Implementation Will Protect Communities, Accelerate Clean Energy Projects

Leaders from the U.S. Department of Transportation received a clear message from more than 85,000 public comments urging the agency to finalize its Gas Pipeline Advanced Leak Detection and Repair Rule by the summer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the filing of a food additive petition that asks FDA to remove its approval of the use of fluorinated polyethylene as an indirect food additive. The petition was submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Working Group and Tom Neltner on January 22, 2024.

Statement from Ted Kelly, EDF Senior Attorney for Federal Energy

Environmental Defense Fund and thirteen other health, environmental, and public interest groups are moving to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean car standards against a legal challenge.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

Statement by Lindsay Shigetomi, Manager, Fleet Electrification

Two New Dairy and Milk-Sourcing Companies Join Environmental Defense Fund's Dairy Methane Action Alliance

Statement of Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities

A new report released Wednesday, April 24, 2024 by the Environmental Defense Fund traces the growth of mega-warehouses in Illinois communities, driven in-part by the e-commerce boom.

Statement of Alice Henderson, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Transportation and Clean Air

Increases in gas fuel costs account for 67% of residential retail rate increases since 2017 in parts of Duke Energy’s North Carolina territory — 46% in others.

AAAS has honored EDF Chief Scientist Steven Hamburg with a fellowship

New Mexico’s rivers are under severe threat, further endangering already strained ecosystems, drinking water sources and livelihoods across the state, according to a new report. The state’s rivers now collectively rank as the most endangered in America according to new analysis released today by American Rivers.

Statement of Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Methane and Clean Air Policy

Making nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions data available is essential to assessing the climate impacts of ammonia as a shipping fuel.

Statement from Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy, Environmental Defense Fund

Nearly 100 organizations are now working collectively on agricultural land transformation according to the first-ever annual report on California’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program released earlier this month. Launched by the Department of Conservation in summer 2022, the program seeks to increase regional capacity for repurposing irrigated agricultural land to uses that reduce reliance on groundwater while providing a range of new community benefits. EDF, alongside Self-Help Enterprises, is the official state support entity for the program.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected challenges that sought to overturn California’s long-established authority under the Clean Air Act to set its own protective standards for pollution from new cars and trucks.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced stronger rules to limit toxic pollution from petrochemical plants. The new rules include vital measures to protect the health and safety of communities on the fenceline of this pollution.

New guide provides invaluable insights for food companies seeking a more strategic approach to drive climate impact.

The Agriculture Finance Sustainability Coalition, a new partnership between agriculture, environmental groups and financial institutions, supported a significant awardee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's $14-billion National Clean Investment Fund. Climate United secured $6.97 billion, which it will use to mobilize financing and private capital and accelerate market activity to combat the climate crisis.