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Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doubled-down on its flawed 2005 and 2017 decisions to allow perchlorate be added to dry food packaging.

EDF, Allies Formally Oppose “Unlawful, Arbitrary, and Senseless” Attack on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Learn about the growing signs of climate change, its adverse impacts, and what EDF and others are doing in response.

EDF believes this process of continuous improvement is foundational for protecting land, water and communities from development-related impacts. That’s why we track what states are up to on a consistent basis. 

Statement by Kevin Moran in response to president signing legislation to authorize the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan.

EDF: bill is a win for Coloradans on many fronts

EDF statement from Andrew Williams, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Decisions Upholding Clean Energy Policies in Illinois, New York

EDF's application of cutting-edge research and new Permian data indicate New Mexico’s methane emissions are five times higher than what EPA data suggest

Gov. Wolf and DEP Need to Expand Scope of Methane Rule to Live Up to Climate Commitments

Historic New Law to Transform Puerto Rico into Clean Energy Powerhouse

U.S. Methane Pollution Remains Stubbornly High While EPA Relaxes Vital Protections

Senators Push for Action on Climate Change with American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act

The Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA), which includes Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States, today released a set of climate policy principles to accelerate and guide the development of federal climate legislation.

Statement of Elizabeth Gore, EDF Senior Vice President

EDF recommends that federal legislation to help the United State achieve net-zero climate pollution by 2050 lock in pollution reductions, grow the economy, and protect vulnerable populations. But what specifically should that look like?

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

Congress Should Raise Budget Caps to Avoid Draconian Cuts to Environment and Public Health Programs

New research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science shows that adapting fishing intensity to the health of fish populations is key to making fisheries more climate resilient.

House Oversight Committee to Hold Hearings on Trump Failure to Deal with National Security Impacts of Climate Change

A landmark bill to protect Coloradans from climate change passed a key committee vote today.

In a bold step for the sustainability of its fisheries and the world’s second largest barrier reef, the government of Belize has approved a plan to set aside 10% of its territorial waters as no-take marine protected areas (MPAs), nearly tripling the size of its existing zones.

Here are some of the challenges innovators must face when coming up with a regulatory framework that encourages innovation to control methane emissions.

Report recommends new framework for approving technologies and methodologies

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took one step closer today to delegating management of private angler red snapper fishing to Gulf states.