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EDF applauds Arizona Governor Hobbs’ historic investments in water supply protection
EDF's Chris Kuzdas applauded Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs $60.3 million investment to protect Arizona’s water supply.
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Trump Administration's Unlawful Power Grab Threatens Clean Air, Water and Jobs
(WASHINGTON – Jan 28, 2025) "The Trump administration’s unlawful power grab will take away protections for our drinking water and clean air. It will cause immediate harm to people’s lives, threaten ...
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Department of Transportation’s PHMSA Issues Advanced Leak Detection Rule to Strengthen Pipeline Safety and Protect Communities
The bipartisan PIPES Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020, directed PHMSA to set standards requiring the use of advanced leak detection technologies to find and fix ...
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Energy Emergency Declaration Won’t Fix Cost or Reliability Concerns
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 21, 2025) On his first day in office, President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that, among other things, declared a national energy emergency, suspended ...
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Sabin Center, EDF Re-Launch IRA Tracker with Tools for a New Administration
(January 23, 2025) Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund are jointly re-launching their Inflation Reduction Act Tracker with new functionality to ...
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Recent U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Actions Will Save Tens of Thousands of Lives, Deliver Trillions of Dollars in Health and Climate Benefits
Recent U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Actions Will Save Tens of Thousands of Lives, Deliver Trillions of Dollars in Health and Climate Benefits ...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Moves to Ban Red Dye No. 3 from Foods
Banning Red Dye No. 3 in food is a long-awaited action that will reduce health harms from our overexposure to toxic chemicals. This chemical has been banned from cosmetics for decades thanks to Center ...
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Abandoning the Paris Agreement Harms U.S. Credibility and Competitiveness in the Global Economy
The Trump Administration withdraws the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a major disservice to the American people, to the economy, and U.S. credibility.
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Executive Orders Undo Generational Progress, Threaten Rights of Millions
(Washington, D.C. – January 22, 2025) In his first three days in office, President Trump issued executive orders eliminating federal environmental justice programs and directed his administration to ...
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Trump Executive Orders Attacking Vehicle Pollution Standards Would Harm Economy, Jobs, Affordable Choices for Consumers
Trump Executive Orders Attacking Vehicle Pollution Standards Would Harm Economy, Jobs, Affordable Choices for Consumers ...
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America Shouldn’t Surrender the Fight for a Stronger, Cleaner Future
America is at its best when it builds toward the future, strengthening the nation for what’s ahead and making life better for families. We’re seeing clean energy investments and strong pollution ...
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Bureau of Reclamation Investments and Analysis Will Boost Colorado River Basin Resilience
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced it is awarding $388 million in grants for Upper Colorado River Basin water projects. Administered via the Bucket 2 Ecosystem program, the grants will support ...