United states
As the world’s largest economy, the United States has long played a major role in driving global environmental progress.
With that progress under attack, EDF fights for policies that safeguard our air and water, create jobs and cut pollution — including the pollution that leads to worse wildfires, more intense heat and more severe storms.
By delivering game-changing solutions to these problems, EDF is helping to build healthier and more resilient communities across the U.S.
Featured work
Our work in the U.S. is expansive. We collaborate with communities, business leaders and other important partners to tackle the country’s toughest environmental challenges.
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New analysis identifies 25 cancer-causing substances allowed in U.S. food
- Expert Voices
The little-known story of unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing
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4 ways climate change is impacting home insurance, putting us at risk
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Do you live near a facility with a free pass to pollute more?
- Timeline
Unleaded: Inside EDF’s 50-year battle against lead
- Overview
Our story: How the fight to ban DDT led to the birth of EDF
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on our work in the United States.
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New EDF Maps Show Climate Change Is Raising Costs Nationwide, Federal Rollbacks Will Make It Worse
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Clean Air Act under attack this week
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Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating
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Cap-and-Invest proposal fails to meet California 2030 emissions reduction requirements
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Coalition Sues Trump EPA for Failure to Implement Life-Saving National Soot Standard
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Benzene Pollution from Oil Refineries Decreased Nationally in Recent Years, yet Facilities in Gulf South Still Lag Far Behind Others
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Resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
- Overview
Defending environmental protections in the U.S.
- Explainer
Why we need a strong EPA that stands up to irresponsible polluters
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How the Trump administration is attacking limits on pollution
- Fact sheet
U.S. clean energy manufacturing: Fact sheets show progress and threats
- Interactive tool
Map: NOAA in your community
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Empowering local leaders: Resources for climate action
Our experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our work in the U.S. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
Where we work
We deliver bold, game-changing climate solutions in China, Europe, India and the U.S., and work in over 30 countries around the globe.