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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EventConfronting climate change at the UN climate conference, COP31
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InitiativePowering the U.S. West with more clean, affordable and reliable energy
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OverviewOur cutting-edge science is guiding global action to cut methane emissions
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InitiativeSecuring Texas’ water future — from the ground up
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TimelineUnleaded: Inside EDF’s 50-year battle against lead
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OverviewHow we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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Africa Rising – The Carbon Markets Africa Summit, 2026
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Designing carbon markets that work: How Asian policymakers are advancing credible ETS implementation
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Oral argument in a lawsuit challenging unlawful delays of methane pollution limits
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Financing the Flats
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Report: U.S. power pipeline shifts toward more costly, polluting fossil fuels as clean energy faces new headwinds
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Energy experts call on New York regulators to modernize the state’s grid, lower energy costs through clean energy, and prepare for growing electricity demand
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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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Vice President, Build to Zero
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Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
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General Counsel
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Senior Policy Director, Global Clean Air
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)
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