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 ...

Extreme weather and pollution threaten our health, our jobs and our families. Let’s make sure that our leaders will protect ...

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Why economics matters: Too often, economic forces drive decisions that harm the planet. We need to turn that around. By creating the right economic incentives, we can make market forces work for — ...

Since 1967, we've found innovative ways to solve the toughest environmental problems. The osprey was nearly wiped out by widespread use of the pesticide DDT. The pesticide DDT was used widely in the ...

The problem: More than 3 billion people around the world rely on seafood as a primary source of protein, yet climate change and overfishing are straining fisheries and ocean ecosystems. This puts ...

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 ...

For our first air quality mapping project, we wanted to learn just how much air pollution can change within local neighborhoods. EDF convened a diverse group of partners to harness the latest mobile ...

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 ...

The problem: Methane pollution released this year will warm the planet more in the next decade than carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels. While cutting methane is the single fastest way to ...

Guided by science and economics, and committed to climate justice, we work in the places, on the projects and with the people that can make the biggest difference.

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 21, 2025) On his first day in office, President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that, among other things, declared a national energy emergency, suspended ...