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We must meet the growing threats posed by a changing climate with increased investments in technology and infrastructure that will help transition us to a 100% clean economy.

EDF believes this process of continuous improvement is foundational for protecting land, water and communities from development-related impacts. That’s why we track what states are up to on a consistent basis.

The deaths of Homero Gómez González and Raúl Hernández Romero, activists who protected the monarch butterfly, are devastating, for the human loss as well as the cost to precious ecosystems.

The following is a statement by Tim Fitzgerald, director of impact for Environmental Defense Fund’s Oceans Program, made at the United Nations today as part of its preparatory meeting for the 2020 U.N. Ocean Conference on suggested elements for the upcoming declaration to support the implementation of SDG Goal 14: Life Below Water.

Statement from Maurice Hall on Newsom administration framework for Central Valley Bay-Delta water agreement.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is praising a new infrastructure plan that was released this week in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Statement from Ann Hayden on deadline for groundwater sustainability plans under the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

Environmentalists, consumer groups, Illinois businesses and others have been advocating for passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA).

After an hour of flying in a small plane across the Pacific Ocean with no land in sight, we began to wonder how much farther it would be before we would see land again. About two hours into the flight, the peaks of one of the three volcanic islands rose above the local cloud cover,

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairs Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) unveiled a discussion draft of the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act.

Here's an EDF statement from Elena Craft, Senior Director, Climate and Health, about the fatal chemical explosions in the Houston area.

Statement of Fred Krupp, President of EDF – January 22, 2020

Under pressure, big brands are stepping up their climate commitments, but will it be enough?

EDF statement from Mary Barber, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

While there are different scenarios for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, there’s no doubt industry’s methane pollution must be virtually eliminated.

Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Energy

Trump Administration Takes Another Step Toward “Deeply Harmful” Clean Cars Rollback

We can achieve more progress than you might think in 2020. Here's what's possible, despite federal inaction.

In his annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock’s chief executive not only called on publicly traded corporations to profoundly reassess and disclose climate risk. He went much further – announcing a set of specific steps that will hold his management teams accountable for sustainability progress, launch new funds to advance the clean energy economy, and exit investments, including coal production, that pose severe climate risk.

Trump Administration Effort to Weaken NEPA Takes Our Country in the Wrong Direction

Ambitious Proposal from Chairman Pallone Adds to Momentum for Climate Action

Statement from Daniel Whittle, Senior Director, Caribbean Initiatives, Environmental Defense Fund

Declaración de Agustín Carbó, Gerente Principal, Microrredes, Environmental Defense Fund

This catastrophe could prove to be the beginning of a new chapter.

America Needs Serious National Leadership to Reduce Pollution from Heavy Duty Trucks