Action Threatens Fast Commutes, Clean Air, Economic Benefits for Millions of New Yorkers ...

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.

All Americans deserve to drink safe water. There are an estimated 9 million homes and businesses across the U.S. that still get their water from lead pipes ...

A new Datu Research analysis shows how a $2 billion waste problem is turning into an economic opportunity for U.S. workers ...

Award recognizes EDF’s work in fostering U.S. and Cuba scientific cooperation and protecting Caribbean fisheries, coral reefs ...

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Today news broke that the Trump administration halted a policy and blocked funding for two programs that save taxpayer dollars and protects lives.

EDF, Danone, and Bel publish open letter calling on EU Commissioner for Food & Agriculture to prioritise methane reductions in the dairy sector ...

With more than 1 million active oil and gas wells in the U.S., ensuring well integrity is critical to preventing air and water contamination for the more than 15 million Americans who live within a ...

The problem: Some amount of climate change is already baked into our future from greenhouse gas pollution that caused global warming in our past. Worsening drought, flood and fire conditions — and ...

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 ...

Global warming from climate change means more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which means rainfall can be intensified. And intense rainfall and changing landscapes make for more ...