(Washington, D.C. – February 11, 2025) Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda publicly criticized the SEC’s climate risk disclosure rule. Uyeda asked the U.S. Court ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced that EDF’s Daniel Whittle, Valerie Miller, and Eduardo Boné Morón, are the recipients of the 2025 AAAS David & Betty ...

EDF, Danone, and Bel publish open letter calling on EU Commissioner for Food & Agriculture to prioritise methane reductions in the dairy sector ...

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 6, 2025) The Trump administration is moving to shut down the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice office, according to published reports.

While technology drives sweeping changes in virtually every economic sector, the $130 billion global fishing industry is still largely in the dark. There’s vast potential to shift the trajectory.

In the late 1980s, McDonald’s faced public pressure to reduce its packaging and waste. But the visible waste – including foam "clamshells" protecting every burger – was only a small part of the story.

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You might not be able to tell from their names, but the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are the most ambitious environmental laws in U.S. history — and already, they’re ...

The problem: Air pollution is a global public health crisis and the fourth leading cause of death globally. Nine out of 10 people around the world breathe unhealthy air, and burning fossil fuels is ...

The methane polluter fee aims to cut excessive waste, secure American energy, create jobs and only applies to the biggest polluters.

Chicago, IL – The Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) have reached a settlement with Ameren to integrate grid-enhancing ...

The problem: Global transportation harms our climate, accounting for roughly one-quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. The pollution from transportation powered by fossil fuels also harms our ...