Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager. Last week, EDF submitted comments to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on the state’s proposed rules for lead in water testing at licensed child care facilities. Our comments focused on what we learned from our pilot in 11 child care facilities, including 4 in the Chicago area. Even at very low levels, […]

Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager. Last week, EDF submitted comments to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on the state’s proposed rules for lead in water testing at licensed child care facilities. Our comments focused on what we learned from our pilot in 11 child care facilities, including 4 in the Chicago area. Even at very low levels, […]

USDA, EDF and Southern Plains Land Trust generate and sell first listed grassland carbon credits.

‘Market and Policy Innovations for Resilient Agriculture’ will explore emerging ideas and unexpected partners driving change across the food system.

EDF Calls on EPA to Withdraw Censored Science Proposal

EDF, Allies Ask Court for Emergency Ruling to Block EPA’s Unlawful Loophole for Super-Polluting Freight Trucks

By Nat Keohane and Susanne Brooks This post originally appeared in The Hill Climate change is a defining threat of our generation. But the way forward has never been clearer. Electric power generation is being transformed by the rapid deployment of wind, solar and utility-scale storage. Technological innovation is reshaping transportation and industry. New means […]

By Nat Keohane and Susanne Brooks This post originally appeared in The Hill Climate change is a defining threat of our generation. But the way forward has never been clearer. Electric power generation is being transformed by the rapid deployment of wind, solar and utility-scale storage. Technological innovation is reshaping transportation and industry. New means […]

Written by Ronnie Citron-Fink

Hundreds of families joined our 5th annual Play-In for Climate Action and met with their Senators and Representatives on Wednesday, July 11th. National Field Manager, Trisha Sheehan and her 12 year old son, Logan, appeared before the Democratic Environmental Message Team and Leader Nancy Pelosi at the “People...

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced today that Kathleen ‘Katie’ McGinty, a nationally recognized environmental leader, is the new leader and Senior Vice President of the Oceans program.

Written by Ronnie Citron-Fink

We were excited to host our 5th annual Play-In for Climate Action this week. Hundreds of parents and children from 30 states gathered near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC to call for meaningful action on climate change. This family-friendly protest against the air pollution that...

Consumer choices alone won’t reshape the food system. There are bigger forces at play.

Consumer choices alone won’t reshape the food system. There are bigger forces at play.

Consumer choices alone won’t reshape the food system. There are bigger forces at play.

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