EDF statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

EDF Statement by Amanda Leland, Executive Director

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of a revised budget for FY 2024-2025 to close a projected $27.6 billion deficit - May 10, 2024

The updates are a key part of the IRA’s Methane Emission Reduction Program and will improve the accuracy of our emissions inventory

Environmental Defense Fund announced today that Senior Climate Scientist Ilissa Ocko has accepted an appointment with the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, where she will be focusing on non-carbon dioxide climate pollutants, including methane and hydrogen.

Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division published the final 2024 Intensity Verification Protocol — a document providing guidance to oil and gas producers on how to comply with the state’s GHG Intensity Verification Rule that the Air Quality Control Commission adopted last year.

Statement from EDF Director of Federal Affairs for Agriculture Policy Andrew Lentz

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 by the Environmental Defense Fund traces the growth of mega-warehouses in Illinois communities, driven in-part by the e-commerce boom.