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EDF Action Launches Ads Calling Out Lawmakers Who Gutted Medicaid to Give Polluters a Pass

July 16, 2025

Trump’s First Year: Shutting Down Clean Energy, Jacking Up Electric Bills

January 15, 2026

CARB: Without a Real Pollution Cap, Cap-and-Invest Doesn’t Work

California needs a credible update to Cap-and-Invest Cap-and-Invest is California’s most cost-effective policy that helps keep costs down for families while reducing our emissions causing climate change. Absent a real…

On a personal note…EDF Action President David Kieve notes Trump administration officials sound worried they’re ‘going in the wrong direction.’ Maybe they are?

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2026 — Two weeks ago, President Trump released his annual budget. Presidents’ budgets are really more like wish lists, since Congress ultimately appropriates money to fund the…

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Climate Denial Won’t Stop Extreme Weather

On Wednesday, April 8, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency—the federal agency with the legal authority and responsibility to limit the pollution that is driving climate change and making…

On a personal note…EDF Action President David Kieve has long contended the Administration’s bad policy is also bad politics. That message is resonating.

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2026 — I spend a lot of time talking and writing about how President Trump’s actions are not just bad policy — they’re bad politics. Over the…

On a personal note…EDF Action President David Kieve says there’s reason for “techno-optimism.” Here’s why.

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2026 — Two things have occupied a lot of my brain space lately: how we plan for the future, and how optimistic we can be about it. EDF…

PRESS STATEMENT: U.S. Rep. Susie Lee Among Honorees Championing Clean Energy and Environment

LAS VEGAS, March 13, 2026 – State leaders, environmental advocates, and community members gathered on Tuesday to celebrate three outstanding Nevadans for their dedication to the state’s environment in an…

EDF Action Congratulates Winners in Pivotal North Carolina House Primaries

Statement of EDF Action President David Kieve WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2026 – EDF Action congratulates Veleria Levy, Rev. Rodney Sadler, and Rep. Rodney Pierce on their victories in key Democratic North Carolina House primaries…

Inside Climate News: Why electricity bills are so high — and how the blowback could hit Trump

Key points in this story from reporters Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino on the spike in energy costs nationwide and quoting David Kieve, president of EDF Action: “It’s not surprising…

Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump’s gutting of environmental standards endangers Americans’ health and finances I Editorial

Key points in this Philadelphia Inquirer editorial on the repeal of the endangerment finding, the legal underpinning for regulating greenhouse gas pollution: “By turning its back on the EPA’s “endangerment…

PRESS STATEMENT: The State of the Union is Chaos Careening into a Cost Crisis

Statement of EDF Action President David Kieve WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2026 – As President Donald Trump gets set to deliver the first State of the Union address of his…

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