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Complete list of press releases

New Website Helps People Have a Voice in Energy Decisions That Affect Their Lives, Communities
October 4, 2023
Environmental Defense Fund and Allies File Joint Comments on Environmental Protection Agency’s Methane Reporting Rule
October 3, 2023
New Report Showcases Urgency for Action to Address Energy Affordability in Florida
October 3, 2023
U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index shows where action, resources are most urgently needed
October 2, 2023
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Pollution Must Include Pennsylvania’s Participation in RGGI
September 29, 2023
EDF Joins Climate Resilience Summit, Emphasizes Importance of People and Communities
September 28, 2023
Appeals Court Will Not Halt Good Neighbor Plan to Reduce Interstate Air Pollution from Coal-Plant Smokestacks
September 25, 2023
EPA Proposal Strengthens Protections from Toxic Air Pollution
September 22, 2023
EDF Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Conserve Vital Chevron Doctrine
September 22, 2023
Climate Corps China Celebrates 10th Anniversary
September 22, 2023
EDF Applauds Launch of American Climate Corps by the White House
September 20, 2023
SEC Brings Much-Needed Transparency to Sustainable Investing
September 20, 2023
EDF, Partners Support Biden Administration's New Guidance to Incorporate the Value of Nature into Federal Decision-making Processes
September 19, 2023
EDF Launches Net Zero Action Accelerator to Help Companies Supercharge Climate Goals
September 18, 2023
EDF, Allies Ask EPA to Protect People from Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Production Pollution
September 15, 2023