EDF has been fighting for a better future for over 50 years — and we’re stepping up that fight as the Trump administration moves to erode the United States’ environmental protections.
No one wants to live in a dirtier world. But that’s the direction the administration’s policies are taking us: More pollution that harms people’s health. More toxic chemicals in air and water. Escalating extreme weather, fueled by a hotter planet.
Plans to abandon clean energy investments will make America weaker, sending jobs to other countries, raising energy prices and burdening future generations with worse pollution, storms and wildfires.
But history isn’t preordained — it’s shaped by the actions we take together. We can’t stop working in tough times. In this pivotal moment for America, here’s how EDF is showing up for the fight.
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EDF Experts Urge Trump EPA to Protect Public Health from Mercury, Toxic Air Pollution
July 11, 2025
| Richard Yates, Clean Power Attorney
“The American public deserves to have air, water, and food that is clean and free of harmful mercury contamination."
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The science is clear on the dangers of planet-heating pollution
July 11, 2025
| Lisa Dilling, Associate Chief Scientist
This post was co-authored by EDF Climate Scientist Fiona Lo and was updated on Aug. 7, 2025. The Trump EPA is trying to reverse the Endangerment Finding – the science-based determination that climate pollution harms public health and welfare. That’s in spite of mountains of scientific evidence confirming that climate pollution is driving extreme weather …
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EDF Strongly Opposes Repeal of Power Plant Pollution Standards at Public Hearing
July 8, 2025
"The standards protect the public health and welfare from the dangers of power plant air pollution, as Congress required under the Clean Air Act."
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Congressmen Claiming Secret Assurances from President to Flout New Law, Undermine Lower Cost Clean Electricity for Americans
July 7, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
Recent press reports quote Members of Congress touting secret, eleventh-hour promises from the President that would further undermine clean energy credits.
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President Trump’s new tax law undermines clean energy when the U.S. needs it most
July 4, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
(This post was written by EDF Vice President for Political and Government Affairs Joanna Slaney) President Trump just signed a deeply unpopular law passed by congressional Republicans — one that could thwart unprecedented American progress on clean energy and transportation. New polling shows that 67% of voters oppose the bill when they learn what’s in it.
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President Trump Signs Bill That Will Raise Energy Costs, Increase Pollution
July 4, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
By sidelining the largest and fastest-growing sources of new electricity, President Trump is clinging to an energy policy from the 1950s.
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Senate Bill Will Raise Household Energy Prices, Take Away Jobs
July 1, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
Senate Republicans passed a bill that will raise household utility bills, take away job opportunities and threaten people’s health with more pollution.
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Trump EPA Proposal Appears to Attack Endangerment Finding, Limits on Pollution from Cars and Trucks
July 1, 2025
| Vickie Patton, General Counsel
Proposal appears designed to weaken the federal government’s ability to regulate sources of the pollution driving climate change.
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Latest Senate Bill Only Harms Clean Energy When More is Needed
June 28, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
Senate Republicans overnight made clear that their intention is to punish the clean energy industry despite America’s need for more energy
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An EPA rule that was set to slash cancer risk is now on the chopping block
June 23, 2025
EPA rules that could save lives are being rolled back.
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Trump EPA Analysis: Proposed Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Cause Thousands of Deaths, Cost Billions of Dollars
June 17, 2025
| Vickie Patton, General Counsel
The Trump EPA finds that repealing the Carbon Pollution Standards would result in as many as 1,220 additional deaths in 2035 alone.
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12 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Exemptions Allowing Coal Plants to Sidestep Mercury and Arsenic Limits
June 12, 2025
A coalition filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration today over its illegal use of presidential exemptions to the updated MATS standards
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President Signs Congressional Review Act Resolutions Attacking State Clean Vehicle Standards
June 12, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
President Trump signed three unprecedented Congressional Review Act resolutions to disapprove EPA waivers for California clean vehicle programs
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Trump EPA Proposals Would Eliminate Protections Against Power Plant Pollution
June 11, 2025
| Vickie Patton, General Counsel
Two Proposals Would Allow More Mercury and Arsenic Pollution, Remove All National Limits on Power Plant Climate Pollution
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Trump EPA Reportedly Plans to Unveil Damaging Proposals to Repeal Limits on Air Toxics and Climate Pollution from Power Plant Smokestacks
June 10, 2025
| Vickie Patton, General Counsel
The Trump EPA will reportedly announce two proposals tomorrow to repeal vital clean air protections.
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Trump Administration Will Not Enforce Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards, Imposing Costs on Americans
June 6, 2025
| Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies
Statement of EDF Associate Vice President for Clean Air Strategies Peter Zalzal
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Expert Voices
Hurricane season is here and the Trump administration is making it more dangerous
June 5, 2025
| Will McDow, Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds
Moves by the Trump administration will make this hurricane season even more dangerous says Environmental Defense Fund's Will McDow and Sarah Vogel.
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Zeldin EPA Moves Forward with Delaying Commonsense Pollution Protections
June 5, 2025
| Rosalie Winn, Senior Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy
EPA announced plans to extend the deadline for oil and gas methane polluters to meet commonsense protections.
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Major federal funding cuts leave communities less prepared for hurricane seasons
June 3, 2025
As we enter this year’s hurricane season, BRIC funding cuts, along with other actions targeted at dismantling disaster safety nets, leave vulnerable states and communities less prepared than ever.
The post Major federal funding cuts leave communities less prepared for hurricane seasons first appeared on Growing Returns.
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Senate Twists its Own Rules to Attack California’s Clean Vehicle Standards
May 22, 2025
| Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs
The Senate passed resolutions seeking to overturn waivers allowing California to set clean air standards protecting millions from vehicle pollution.
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We’re going to fight for a better future with everything we’ve got. People want less pollution, good jobs and healthy kids, no matter who is in office.
Amanda Leland
Executive Director, EDF
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