Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Advocacy
Securing vital environmental protections
Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Why advocacy matters: The longest-lasting environmental solutions have the broadest support. That means the biggest environmental problems require that we all work together.
How we use this powerful approach: We work with activists, communities, companies and other allies to defend environmental protections, address inequities and craft strong policy. We make government work for the environment. Our members and activists, numbering over 3.5 million, make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
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Expert VoicesThe little-known story of unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing
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ArticleTurning the tide against illegal gold mining in the Amazon
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Blog postNew analysis identifies 25 cancer-causing substances allowed in U.S. food
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ArticleWhat happened at the UN’s annual climate talks?
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TimelineUnleaded: Inside EDF’s 50-year battle against lead
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BackgroundHow we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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Special treatment for Alberta would cost Canada more than $1 billion in methane waste and severely undermine its methane regulations
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Trump Administration’s Reckless Attack on California Clean Vehicle Safeguards Would Mean More Pollution, Death and Disease, Higher Costs
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Why dismantling the nation’s atmospheric research backbone would be a costly mistake
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Washington state’s first Cap-and-Invest auction of the year shows growing confidence as momentum builds towards linkage with California-Québec market
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The Hidden Price Tag of Flaring: Why Burning Off Natural Gas Costs Society Billions
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New York Legislature Proposes $1 Billion for Cost-saving Clean Energy and Resilience Programs for the Second Year in a Row
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Our advocacy experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Executive Vice President, Impact
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Director, Forests Partnerships
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Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Associate Vice President, U.S. Region
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Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
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General Counsel
Partner perspective
EDF builds coalitions to secure victories in the courtroom. At the end of the day it's not about credit. It's about rulings, it's about changing policy, it's about changing minds.
Richard Lazarus
Professor, Harvard Law School
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)
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