EDF has been fighting for a better future for over 50 years — and we’re stepping up that fight as the Trump administration moves to erode the United States’ environmental protections.
No one wants to live in a dirtier world. But that’s the direction the administration’s policies are taking us: More pollution that harms people’s health. More toxic chemicals in air and water. Escalating extreme weather, fueled by a hotter planet.
Plans to abandon clean energy investments will make America weaker, sending jobs to other countries, raising energy prices and burdening future generations with worse pollution, storms and wildfires.
But history isn’t preordained — it’s shaped by the actions we take together. We can’t stop working in tough times. In this pivotal moment for America, here’s how EDF is showing up for the fight.
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The Toxic Substances Control Act is working to protect millions of Americans. So why do Congressional Republicans want to weaken it?
February 18, 2026
| Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy
Here are some ways our bedrock chemical safety law is working to keep dangerous chemicals out of our lives.
The post The Toxic Substances Control Act is working to protect millions of Americans. So why do Congressional Republicans want to weaken it? first appeared on EDF Health.
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Press release
Trump Administration Extends Michigan Coal Plant Fourth Time, as Costs Balloon to Staggering $135 Million
February 18, 2026
| Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy
The Trump administration issued a fourth illegal emergency order mandating the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days.
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EPA Sued Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections
February 18, 2026
| Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies
The case, filed in the D.C. Circuit, challenges the Trump EPA’s rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding.
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Trump EPA Overturns Endangerment Finding
February 12, 2026
| Fred Krupp, President
“This action will only lead to more pollution, and that will lead to higher costs and real harms for American families."
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Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution
February 11, 2026
| Richard Yates, Clean Power Attorney
Nearly 20 groups officially put the EPA on notice of their intent to pursue legal action unless EPA issues its overdue soot designations
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EDF Calls on Energy Secretary, National Archives to Ensure Proper Preservation of Records
February 10, 2026
| Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy Markets
EDF has sent letters calling on Trump administration officials to properly preserve records of political appointees’ correspondence.
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Trump EPA Decision to Overturn Endangerment Finding Is “Endangering All of Us”
February 10, 2026
| Fred Krupp, President
News reports indicate that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is about to finalize a rule to repeal the Endangerment Finding
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How weather events, made worse by climate change, push air pollution higher
February 9, 2026
What’s new: A new EDF study has found that weather events — made more frequent and extreme by climate change — are increasing already unacceptably high toxic air pollution from chemical plants and other oil and gas operations. In the study, we analyzed 21 years of “unauthorized air pollution”— i.e. pollution released outside normal operations ...
The post New study: Weather events — made worse by climate change — are pushing toxic air pollution higher first appeared on Global Clean Air.
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2025 Saw Stark Losses in Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments and Jobs – New Report
February 5, 2026
| Grace Hauser, Technical Analyst, Clean Power
The steep losses in 2025 follow years of robust growth that culminated in more than $220 billion in investments in U.S. clean energy manufacturing projects
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NHTSA Urged to Maintain Fuel Economy Standards
February 4, 2026
| Andy Su, Attorney, Transportation
Weakening the CAFE standards will mean more pollution, more serious health problems, higher costs for American families.
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Courts Strike Down All Five Stop-Work Orders for Offshore Wind Projects
February 2, 2026
| Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy
A district court judge struck down the stop-work order on the Sunrise Wind project.
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Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law
January 30, 2026
| Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy Markets
EDF & UCS – Proposal Must Be Withdrawn and Is Forever Tainted
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Department of Energy Blocks Arizona Investment That Would Lower Electricity Bills
January 29, 2026
| Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy
The Department of Energy announced that it’s cancelling a planned $1.8 billion loan to support clean energy, battery and transmission projects for APS.
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EPA Unveils Proposal to Revoke Parts of Good Neighbor Plan
January 28, 2026
| Noha Haggag, Senior Attorney, Clean Power
If finalized, this rollback will exempt 10 states from the Good Neighbor Plan and its limits on smog-forming pollution from power plants.
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Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension
January 28, 2026
| Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy
Order required broken plant to stay online to address unproven emergency
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Project Emissions Accounting – a Trump EPA loophole that is adding dangerous pollution to the air we breathe
January 28, 2026
| Surbhi Sarang, Senior Attorney, Clean Power
One of the most harmful actions the Trump EPA took during its first term was undermining long-standing Clean Air Act safeguards that require industrial facilities like refineries and power plants to modernize their pollution controls when they are newly built or expanding in a way that increases overall pollution volumes. These protections are intended to ensure newly constructed facilities or refurbishing existing industrial facilities ...
The post Project Emissions Accounting – a Trump EPA loophole that is adding dangerous pollution to the air we breathe appeared first on Climate 411.
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Newly Disclosed Records Show Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions Related to Secretly Formed “Climate Working Group”
January 22, 2026
| Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy Markets
The records are part of more than 68,000 pages of records obtained by EDF and the Union of Concerned Scientists as as the result of a lawsuit.
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Green Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of California Clean Car and Truck Standards
January 21, 2026
| Andy Su, Attorney, Transportation
EDF, NRDC, and Sierra Club are moving to help defend California protective clean vehicle standards in court.
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Toxics for all: The new proposal delivering on the chemical industry’s wish list
January 20, 2026
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
Americans don’t want potentially toxic chemicals fast-tracked into their lives,” said Slaney.
The post Toxics for all: The new proposal delivering on the chemical industry’s wish list first appeared on EDF Health.
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As states step up to secure emissions data in the face of potential federal rollbacks, others should follow suit
January 20, 2026
| Nora Goodman, High Meadows Fellow, State Climate Policy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed eliminating its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) — a critical source of public data that shows the sources and scale of pollution that causes climate change, including from oil and gas facilities, landfills, large industrial and manufacturing facilities, and power plants. This data is widely used by policymakers, scientists, businesses, and communities to inform how to address climate pollution. In short, the ...
The post As states step up to secure emissions data in the face of potential federal rollbacks, others should follow suit appeared first on Climate 411.
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Staff perspective
We’re going to fight for a better future with everything we’ve got. People want less pollution, good jobs and healthy kids, no matter who is in office.
Amanda Leland
Executive Director, EDF
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