Voices for Action

State and local leaders: Say no to historic cuts to the EPA

EDF Action Staff / Published September 26, 2017

Hundreds of state and local government officials and former officials have joined together to send a simple but urgent plea to Congress: NO cuts to EPA’s already-strained budget.
Why are the networks ignoring a major cause of stronger storms?

EDF Staff / Published September 15, 2017

The one thing Harvey and Irma, two immensely powerful storms, could not do was move the television networks to talk about how these storms got to be so strong.
New data shows changing disaster trends – and why Congress should take note

Jeremy Symons / Published September 13, 2017

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma should serve as a collective wake-up call for policymakers who rush to respond to every disaster, but plan for none.
Here's why putting more tax dollars behind coal is such a wasteful proposition

EDF Staff / Published August 17, 2017

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice just pitched a coal boondoggle to President Donald Trump. And boy oh boy, it’s a doozy.
Canaries in the EPA coal mine: Staff departures are the latest signs of misplaced priorities at the EPA

Felice Stadler / Published August 9, 2017

For months, the Environmental Protection Agency and the new administration have been weakening environmental safeguards that protect our children’s health. Now, as a radical new agenda takes hold, signs of stress are appearing within the EPA itself.

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