Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Yesterday Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) filed more than 100 pages of comments on a 40-page draft risk evaluation the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29).  PV29 is the first of 10 chemicals undergoing risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act […]

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced a new partnership to develop and deploy initiatives that support Tyson’s sustainability strategy and help meet increasing consumer demand for more sustainably grown food.

Gov. Cuomo’s Focus on Congestion Pricing is Good News for Climate, Clean Air

There are no silver bullets to stop floods, droughts or wildfires. Nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution for building resilience. But these best practices can help.

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There are no silver bullets to stop floods, droughts or wildfires. Nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution for building resilience. But these best practices can help.

There are no silver bullets to stop floods, droughts or wildfires. Nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution for building resilience. But these best practices can help.

Pennsylvania is stepping up as a climate leader -- even as the federal government sits on the sidelines. Regional.

Pennsylvania is stepping up as a climate leader -- even as the federal government sits on the sidelines. Regional.

Written by Marcia G. Yerman

The excitement many Americans feel about the installation of a new Congress is still palpable, but definitely hampered by the current government shutdown. Even worse, it looks like there may be no immediate end in sight and the possibility of the situation morphing into deeper...

Conservation Law Foundation and Environmental Defense Fund have challenged NOAA Fisheries, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council to properly manage the region’s ailing groundfish stocks. In a letter sent to the leaders of these agencies, CLF and EDF call for improvements to monitoring practices so that managers can make informed decisions.

Colorado's Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling that the CO Oil and Gas Conservation Commission would have to condition regulatory actions on whether they would negatively impact public health and the environment.

Written by Dominique Browning

President Trump is undoing every single health protection we have won over the years. His agenda on behalf of big polluters is ruthless, cynical and dangerous. Now he has notched it up even higher, by nominating Andrew Wheeler to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler...

The Ohio Supreme Court heard argument on the lack of limits for FirstEnergy’s credit rider ow.ly/IqlE30nhoJT via

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Consultant It has been more than 18 months since EDF and other advocates challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) May 2017 decision to continue allowing perchlorate in dry food plastic packaging and food handling equipment. While Congress gives FDA 180 days to act on food additive […]