
Edwin LaMair
Senior Attorney, U.S. Legal & Regulatory
Work
Areas of expertise:
Oil & gas regulations, U.S. climate policy, and the Clean Air Act
Description
As an attorney with EDF’s U.S. Legal & Regulatory team, Edwin works to reduce climate-destabilizing pollution and protect communities from the harmful impacts of oil & gas and other sectors.
Background
Prior to joining EDF, Edwin worked as a judicial law clerk in the U.S. territorial courts. While in law school, Edwin worked at The Nature Conservancy, The Wilderness Society, and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. He holds a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Education
- B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, Philosophy
- J.D., University of Denver, Order of the Coif
Publications
Regulatory Pathways to Minimize the Climate Impacts of Natural Gas Production, 98 DENV. L. REV. 129 (2020).
Latest pieces
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Advanced methane tech can strengthen new landfill pollution limits
Climate 411, May 20, 2024 -
We urgently need pollution limits for hydrogen facilities
Climate 411, May 15, 2024 -
EPA advances methane waste charge to help cut oil and gas pollution
Energy Exchange, January 25, 2024 -
Unpacking EPA’s final methane protections
Energy Exchange, December 12, 2023 -
How the Inflation Reduction Act will help drive major methane emissions reductions
Energy Exchange, October 25, 2023 -
The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer on methane. Here’s why.
Energy Exchange Blog, January 25, 2023 -
EPA methane proposal makes critical progress, but work remains to quickly finalize protective standards
Energy Exchange Blog, January 17, 2023 -
Here’s what you need to know about EPA’s landmark methane proposal
Energy Exchange Blog, November 10, 2021
Press materials
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EDF, Eco-Cycle Urge Robust Colorado Landfill Methane Rulemaking for Climate, Public Health
July 14, 2025 -
EPA Reportedly Plans to Stop Collecting Data about Climate Pollution
April 11, 2025 -
EDF Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA’s Unlawful Delay of Climate Pollution Reporting
March 21, 2025 -
New Map Helps Show Significant Methane Pollution from Municipal Landfills
September 30, 2024 -
EDF Heads to Court to Defend EPA Action to Identify Climate Pollution, Including Methane from Landfills
July 24, 2024 -
EDF, Dozens of Groups Ask EPA to Limit Pollution from Hydrogen Production
December 7, 2023 -
Environmental Defense Fund and Allies File Joint Comments on Environmental Protection Agency’s Methane Reporting Rule
October 3, 2023 -
EDF, Allies Ask EPA to Protect People from Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Production Pollution
September 15, 2023