Environmental Defense Fund

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), previously called Environmental Defense, is a nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to protecting the environment. The EDF focuses on various important issues such as climate change, restoring ecosystems, ocean conservation, and public health. They promote effective environmental solutions grounded in solid science, economics, and legal frameworks. As a nonpartisan group, EDF often supports market-driven approaches to tackle environmental challenges.

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Extreme weather is getting a boost fromclimate change | EDF

Mar 19, 2025 | edf.org

Scientists are detecting a stronger link between global warming and changing weather patterns. Read more about it here.
How are air pollution and climate change connected? | EDF

Mar 17, 2025 | edf.org

Air pollution and the pollution that warms our planet are connected. Here’s how we can protect our health and fight climate change at the same time.
Healthier animals, healthier people and a healthier planet | EDF

Nov 18, 2024 | edf.org

Improving animal health is a direct way to help stabilize the climate and raise people’s standards of living, particularly in lower-income countries.
3 big ways climate change is impacting your life | Environmental Defense Fund

Aug 7, 2024 | edf.org

There are large long-term, changes predicted by scientists, but climate change is already in our lives. Here’s a list of ways it’s too close for comfort.
How the Biden-Harris clean energy plan is driving historic progress | EDF

Jul 15, 2024 | edf.org

The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are the most ambitious environmental laws in U.S. history — and already, they’re improvin
5 facts that set the record straight on electric vehicles in the U.S. | EDF

May 15, 2024 | edf.org

EDF's electric vehicle experts assembled these facts to counter the lobbyists who want to make sure Americans keep paying at the pump.
Study Reveals Water Disparities in the Texas Hill Country | Environmental Defense Fund

Aug 21, 2023 | edf.org

A new study shows the Texas Hill Country’s mounting water challenges are present in low-income communities and communities of color. Commissioned by the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, the study includes a water ‘equityscape’ that indicates areas of flood risk, aquifer decline, drinking water violations, and water affordability concerns overlap with low-income and historically underrepresented communities.