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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.
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 3 million members and activists make all the difference in this fight.
Our work fighting for strong environmental policies and laws
- Timeline
Our groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
- Project
EDF identifies top 10 U.S. cities with the most lead pipes
- Background
Deforestation: Using markets to make forests worth more alive than dead
- Expert Voices
We can make our food supply secure to 21st century climate realities
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Game-changing partnership takes on air pollution in Latin America, the Caribbean
- Blog post
Inflation Reduction Act tracker identifies funding opportunities, monitors progress
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on advocacy.
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New USDA Investments Vital to Innovative Western Water Conservation Efforts
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GOP House Appropriators Are on the Wrong Track
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Setting an 80 by 30 target is critical for the third RGGI program review, new EDF modeling shows
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Energy Permitting Reform Must Advance Climate Progress and Community Safeguards
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Five years into New York’s climate law, the state needs a bold cap-and-invest program to bring emissions goals into reach
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EDF Heads to Court to Defend EPA Action to Identify Climate Pollution, Including Methane from Landfills
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Our advocacy experts
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Angela Churie Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact
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Vickie Patton
General Counsel
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Mandy Rambharos
Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation
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Alice Henderson
Director & Lead Counsel, Transportation & Clean Air
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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
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)