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As we embark on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic crisis, we have an opportunity to rebuild a stronger, more resilient economy, while making investments that can help address the climate crisis. In this report, EDF assesses the landscape of stimulus policy options and evaluated potential performance.

More Americans are at risk from flooding than ever before, and that risk is growing rapidly as climate change fuels more intense hurricanes and rainfall, and as sea level rise threatens coastal communities across the country. However, flood risk is not equally distributed.

To achieve its goal, the Biden administration should put the United States on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollution standards to drive this transition.

“The Department of Transportation is gaining an effective, trailblazing and highly respected leader who will advance America’s interests in the world."

"Tomás Carbonell is one of the nation's leading Clean Air Act experts. He operates with the highest degree of integrity, and has dedicated his tenure

Hear leaders from EDF discuss the window of opportunity we have now to make a difference for our climate and the health of our families and communities.

En su primer día como Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden emitió una serie de medidas ejecutivas que permitan dar importantes pasos adelante en materia de clima.

Robert Bonnie is the right leader to help USDA and farmers harness the full potential of agricultural climate solutions.

The Biden administration named Tanya Trujillo to serve as principal deputy assistant secretary for water and science at the Department of the Interior.

On his first day as President of the United States, Joe Biden is expected to issue a number of executive actions that would take important steps forward on climate.

Dr. Bronaugh has what it takes to tackle the serious challenges facing agriculture and food security. In doing so, she will help build a more climate-resil

EDF Sues Trump Administration for Weak Soot Standard That Exposes Americans to Dangerous Air Pollution

Ben Thomas, former director of the Montana Department of Agriculture and deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has joined Environmental Defense Fund as senior policy director for agriculture.

The Biden administration should put the U.S. on a path to 100% zero pollution new trucks and buses by 2040 — and commit to quickly setting ambitious pollut

In a big win for the climate, the D.C. Circuit struck down one of the most damaging anti-environmental actions of the Trump administration.

Scientists are urging global policymakers to think of fish as a solution to food insecurity and malnutrition in a newly-published paper in Ambio.

A new guide developed by eight leading, international conservation organizations — including Environmental Defense Fund — outlines the best ways ocean-based action can curb greenhouse gas emissions and lead to better adaptation to the increasing effects of climate change.

Thirty-five years ago, Peggy Shepard was arrested when her organization stopped traffic to protest pollution that was plaguing Harlem.

Ten health and environmental groups from around the country filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today

The nation’s largest public health, consumer and environmental groups today presented a detailed and substantial case showing why the Trump administration’s rollback of the Clean Car Standards is unlawful.

The Trump EPA will announce the withdrawal of bans on high-risk uses of the chemicals methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and N-methylpyrrolidone.

EDF statement on American Petroleum Institute's reversal of its opposition to federal safeguards to reduce oil and gas industry methane emissions.

Statement by Maurice Hall, EDF, and other partners about beginning construction on major construction project at Salton Sea.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – January 13, 2021

The vast majority of financial institutions that serve agriculture — one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change — have yet to take meaningful action.