Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Advocacy
Securing vital environmental protections
Water managers in California’s Central Valley in the U.S. take part in the Water Leadership Institute, a free, bilingual program hosted by EDF and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
Why advocacy matters: The longest-lasting environmental solutions have the broadest support. That means the biggest environmental problems require that we all work together.
How we use this powerful approach: We work with activists, communities, companies and other allies to defend environmental protections, address inequities and craft strong policy. We make government work for the environment. Our members and activists, numbering over 3.5 million, make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
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TimelineOur groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
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ArticleMeet Rosa Inguanzo, rural water activist and champion of change
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BackgroundDeforestation: Using markets to make forests worth more alive than dead
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InitiativeEmpowering local leaders: Resources for climate action
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ArticleAs a major utility doubles down on dirty energy, residents demand better
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ArticleGame-changing partnership takes on air pollution in Latin America, the Caribbean
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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America Shouldn’t Surrender the Fight for a Stronger, Cleaner Future
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Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Issues Advanced Leak Detection Rule to Strengthen Pipeline Safety and Protect Communities
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Bureau of Reclamation Investments and Analysis Will Boost Colorado River Basin Resilience
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Moves to Ban Red Dye No. 3 from Foods
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Governor Hochul Delays Cap-and-Invest Program, Withholding Billions in Benefits as Climate Targets Slip Further Out of Reach
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State Budget Must Shift California from Disaster Response to Prevention through Robust Climate Action
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Our advocacy experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Angela Churie Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact
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Alice Henderson
Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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Juan Pablo Hoffmaister
Associate Vice President, Global Engagement and Partnerships
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Pam Kiely
Associate Vice President, U.S. Region
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Pedro Martins Barata
Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization
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Vickie Patton
General Counsel
Partner perspective
EDF builds coalitions to secure victories in the courtroom. At the end of the day it's not about credit. It's about rulings, it's about changing policy, it's about changing minds.
Richard Lazarus
Professor, Harvard Law School
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)
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