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Today, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) for sponsoring the Climate Resiliency Service Corps Act to expand AmeriCorps to serve frontline communities most impacted by climate change

A new disaster relief fund will focus on areas of the Bahamas, in order to drive relief and recovery efforts on an island hit hardest by Hurricane Dorian.

Major new federal pipeline safety legislation introduced this week will bring about dramatic new environmental and public safety benefits for all Americans.

“The overriding lesson learned is that conservation contributes to the economic well-being and resilience of dairy farms.”

Letter from Eric Pooley, Senior VP, Strategy and Communications, Environmental Defense Fund, urging Twitter to create a level playing field on issues.

Major new federal pipeline safety legislation introduced today will bring about dramatic new environmental and public safety benefits for all Americans.

This morning S.2346, the Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee on a voice vote after several amendments were accepted.

This morning S.2346, the Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee on a voice vote after several amendments were accepted.

EDF, Allies Press for Transparency from Automakers Siding with Trump in Clean Car Litigation

According to two reports released today by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Green Alliance in conjunction with Frontier Economics and Element Energy, with targeted action, lower-income households could save nearly £350 million in total every year, with cost savings reaching £3,000-£5,000 per household over the time of owning a car.

Colorado voters approved a ballot measure today to legalize and tax sports betting that will raise up to $29 million a year for critical water projects.

It’s good news that the Senate has a new forum with the potential to advance bipartisan climate solutions.

Judge – EPA Delay on Dangerous Landfill Pollution is an Attempt to “Sidestep” the Court’s Order

EDF experts outline opportunities for the EU to set clear policies for cutting methane emissions from all natural gas

The Trump administration announced today it has formally notified the United Nations that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The withdrawal would take effect on Nov. 4, 2020.

EDF Sues Interior, NOAA, NASA for Failure to Release Public Records about Trump Administration Attacks on Climate Science

EDF statement from David Kelly, Senior Manager, North Carolina Political Affairs

General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler sided with the Trump administration’s attack on states’ authority to carry out their own vehicle pollution standards.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stressed EPA’s heavy burden to justify its roll back of America’s Clean Car Standards in an opinion issued this morning.

Nations around the world are facing unprecedented challenges from climate impacts on the world’s ocean and must work to create greater ocean resilience, said panelists at an official side event at the Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway today.

The Trump administration is suing California over its decision with Quebec to recognize pollution reductions as part of the Western Climate Initiative.

Environmental Defense Fund announced today that it is joining a partnership to improve environmental outcomes for the ocean through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The partnership, formally known as the Thematic Partnership on Maritime Community with a Shared Future and Marine Environment Governance, was announced at the Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway by a representative from China’s Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE).

While 92% of executives agree that emerging technologies can help improve both their bottom line and sustainability, only 59% are investing for this purpose, finds a new EDF report.

The Baby Food Council, a group of companies and other organizations, announced efforts to reduce heavy metals in young children’s food.

EDF Testifies against Methane Rule Rollback at EPA Hearing