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.
Abandoning 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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Explainer
Why we need a strong EPA that stands up to irresponsible polluters
What is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? What does the EPA do? Here’s a look at why a strong EPA is crucial to clean air, land and water.
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Press release
Delaying “Tier 4” pollution standards would cost hundreds of lives, billions of dollars
June 3, 2026
"Americans cannot afford to pay for pollution increases, whether with their lives or their wallets."
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Blog post
New research shows what’s at stake when wetlands disappear
June 1, 2026 | Adam Gold, Senior Manager, Coasts and Watersheds Science
From a North Carolina field visit to a national map of flood patterns, new research shows wetlands reduce flood damages, and losing them has increased insured losses.
The post New research shows what’s at stake when wetlands disappear appeared first on Market Forces.
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Press release
Changes to New Source Review Program Would Mean Higher Costs, Health Risks
May 28, 2026
"EPA’s proposal is contrary to the text and purpose of the Clean Air Act and would result in financial and health costs for communities across the country"
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Article
How to reduce your exposure to “forever chemicals”
May 27, 2026
Protection from PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and infertility just got a lot weaker under the Trump administration.
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Blog post
EPA’s many rollbacks of pollution protections ignore the value of lives saved
May 26, 2026 | Noha Haggag, Senior Attorney, Clean Power
The Trump EPA is dismantling a series of clean air protections that reduce dangerous pollution from cars and trucks, power plants, oil and gas facilities, and other sources. And thanks to a policy quietly adopted earlier this year, the agency isn’t even bothering to estimate the overwhelmingly harmful health impacts of these actions. For instance, just last week EPA proposed delaying life-saving protections against soot and smog ...
The post EPA’s many rollbacks of pollution protections ignore the value of lives saved appeared first on Climate 411.
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Solutions
We value the same things you do. Together, we can protect what matters.
May 20, 2026
The only way to make sure we have clean air, clean water and healthy communities is to hold our leaders accountable and drastically cut pollution too.
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Press release
Trump administration illegally extends costly Michigan coal plant over a year past its planned retirement
May 18, 2026
The latest extension follows the first legal hearing in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Trump administration’s repeated emergency orders
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Press release
Trump EPA weakens national drinking water protections for toxic “forever chemicals”
May 18, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll back drinking water limits on four PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” and delay compliance for two others
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Press release
Transportation Bill Misses an Opportunity
May 18, 2026
We urgently need more investment in a transportation system that helps American society run.
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Press release
EDF Files Amicus Brief to Conserve South Atlantic Red Snapper
May 18, 2026
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has filed an amicus brief to prevent overfishing of South Atlantic red snapper.
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Backgrounder
"Sound Science" and dropping IRIS raise serious health risks
May 15, 2026
As you cover the efforts by the chemical industry and Republican allies to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act, here is some additional background.
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Press release
Trump EPA Proposes to Delay Vital Health Protections That Would Reduce Car and Truck Pollution
May 14, 2026
The delay will cause more serious heart and lung diseases and early deaths, and result in billions of dollars in health harms.
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Backgrounder
Coming Soon: Trump EPA Expected to Delay “Tier 4” Air Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks
May 13, 2026
As early as this week, the Trump EPA is expected to propose delaying vital health protections against harmful air pollution from new cars, trucks and SUVs.
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Backgrounder
Court to hear legal challenge to Trump administration mandates for coal-fired power plants that increase electric bills and harm public health
May 11, 2026
An appeals court will hear arguments about a Michigan coal plant kept open an extra year by the Trump administration, at great cost to Midwest ratepayers.
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Blog post
Why “feasibility” is a dangerous, slippery slope for chemical reviews
May 8, 2026 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy
The Toxic Substances Control Act requires EPA to evaluate chemicals based on the risks they pose to people and the environment – without weighing other factors like cost, or how feasible the industry considers controls on the chemical, such as limiting its use in a consumer product.
The post Why “feasibility” is a dangerous, slippery slope for chemical reviews first appeared on EDF Health.
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Press release
New FEMA Review Council Report Fails to Keep Americans Safe
May 7, 2026
Today the Trump administration unveiled its FEMA Review Council report.
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Blog post
The Trump EPA wants to eliminate protections against the climate pollution that endangers public health. The public must be allowed to weigh in.
May 5, 2026 | Ryland Li, Lead Counsel, Clean Transportation
The Trump EPA recently made the deeply damaging decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding — the foundational scientific determination that climate change harms public health and welfare. To justify that decision, it relied on new and deeply flawed analysis that the American public never got a fair chance to examine. Environmental Defense Fund led a group of 16 environmental and public health groups in filing a petition that calls on EPA to reopen its decision and let people comment on the new material. This is a core rule of fair decision-making, ...
The post The Trump EPA wants to eliminate protections against the climate pollution that endangers public health. The public must be allowed to weigh in. appeared first on Climate 411.
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Press release
Report: U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Losses Continue Following Federal Rollbacks
May 5, 2026
New analysis finds $1.4 billion in canceled investments and a loss of 8,100 jobs announced in Q1 2026
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Press release
Midwestern families on the hook for $180 million to keep Michigan coal plant open under Trump administration’s mandates
May 4, 2026
A coal plant in Michigan kept open by the Trump administration is costing Midwestern ratepayers an extra $180 million, effectively doubling their bills.
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Staff perspective
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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