
Legal action
Defending environmental safeguards in the U.S.
We’ve been fighting for strong environmental and public health protections in courts across the U.S. since 1967.
Today, EDF remains a powerful force in the defense of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, and we are also focused on the next generation of lifesaving protections.
Our legal team is dedicated to protecting human health, climate safety and a sustainable environment.
Our work championing environmental protections
- Background
How we’re fighting the Trump administration’s dangerous agenda
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Why we need a strong EPA that stands up to polluters
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Too many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen
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The Clean Air Act — and your family’s health and safety — are under attack
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Read more: Updates on our court cases and other advocacy work
- Background
Our story: How the fight to ban DDT led to the birth of EDF
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on legal action.
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EDF Files Lawsuit to Get Records on Vital EPA, State Clean Vehicle Safeguards
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EDF Files Lawsuit to Get Records About EPA Administrator’s Recommendation to Reverse Endangerment Finding
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News Reports: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Wants to Strike Down EPA’s Endangerment Finding
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The Trump administration’s attack on the EPA’s finding that climate pollution harms public health
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Courts Issue Second Restraining Order for Trump Administration’s Lawless Holdup of Federal Funding
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Breakthrough Agreement with Ameren Will Accelerate Clean Energy & Cut Costs Through Smarter Grid Planning
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Our experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our legal, policy and advocacy work. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
Media contact
Sharyn Stein
(202) 905-5718 (office)