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The EPA chief’s slash-and-burn policies are punishing our most vulnerable Americans.

Risk is a key barrier for financial institutions and capital markets to get involved in wild fisheries investments.

WY Judge Pauses Standards to Cut Natural Gas Waste but Ignores Key Considerations; EDF Will File Immediate Appeal

The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) created, for the first time and on an unprecedented scale, a mandate to change how groundwater is managed statewide in California. While enacting SGMA was a tremendous step forward, communities and water districts now face the considerable challenge of creating successful groundwater management programs.

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the state’s Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (the Plan).

Austin-area ranchers and conservationists show beef and butterflies can thrive together

Earlier today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced an update to the permitting timeline for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The updates will advance the target date for completion of an Environmental Impact Statement and issuance of required decisions and permits from 2022 to 2020, shaving 22 months off the original schedule.

Disclosure of Scott Pruitt’s Sweetheart Deal for Lobbyist’s Condo is Latest Ethics Scandal

Trump Administration Attempt to Weaken Clean Cars Standards “a Dead End Road”

Wind, solar and other clean energy development held their own against natural gas, accounting for nearly one-third of emissions reductions 2007 – 2013.

Family members of a 31-year-old Charleston man killed by a commonly purchased paint stripper are telling their story today, and calling for a national ban.

Hope or hype? Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

EDF and Stanford selected 12 technologies for the testing phase of the Mobile Monitoring Challenge, a competition to accelerate mobile methane monitoring.

Environmental Groups Sue to Stop EPA Loophole Allowing Industrial Plants to Turn off Pollution Controls

New study shows disparity between measured and company self-reported methane emissions data in Red Deer region of Alberta, Canada.

The fourth wave of environmental innovation will empower people and fundamentally transform how we solve environmental problems.

EPA May Implement Anti-Science Legislation that Failed to Pass Congress

Groups Sue for Information about Heartland Institute’s Involvement in EPA Climate Science Decisions

Environmental Defense Fund today called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take advantage of an “unprecedented opportunity” to help revitalize the New England groundfish fishery by using the sale of Carlos Rafael’s assets to usher in critical reforms.

Advocates Call on Albany to Cut Traffic Congestion, Lower Air Pollution, and Address Growing Health Concerns

Nathaniel Keohane's statement on President Trump's announcement that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will be nominated to replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. 

Court Orders EPA to Move Forward with Implementation of Life-Saving Protections to Reduce Smog

Government of Belize has announced it will expand its network of no-take zones, a type of marine protected area, from approximately 3 percent to over 10 percent by the end of 2018. The expanded areas are managed in concert with a national secure fishing rights program established in 2016.

The following is a statement released today at the World Ocean Summit by Environmental Defense Fund’s Amanda Leland, Senior Vice President, Oceans

EDF, Meloy Fund, and Encourage Capital launched new guidelines on investing in global fisheries for sustainability and restoring oceans to abundance.