Legal action
Defending environmental safeguards in the U.S.
We’ve been fighting for strong environmental and public health protections in courts across the U.S. since 1967.
Today, EDF remains a powerful force in the defense of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, and we are also focused on the next generation of lifesaving protections.
Our legal team is dedicated to protecting human health, climate safety and a sustainable environment.
Our work championing environmental protections
- Background
How we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
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Do you live near a facility with a free pass to pollute more?
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A high-tech hunt for abandoned, leaky oil and gas wells
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Too many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen
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Read more: Updates on our court cases and other advocacy work
- Background
Our story: How the fight to ban DDT led to the birth of EDF
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on legal action.
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Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Reckless Wind Energy Permitting Ban
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Court Orders Trump Administration to Release Records of Secret Group That Wrote Report Attacking Climate Science
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Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil and Gas Industry
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Trump Administration Announces Plan to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards for Cars and Trucks
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New York doesn’t need to choose between climate action and affordability
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Groups Ask Court for Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Cancellation of Clean Energy Funds
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Our experts
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Media contact
Sharyn Stein
(202) 905-5718 (office)