Momentum for Climate Change Action is Building in Washington, DC (No, Really!)
Last week, Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Climate Equity Act, legislation that addresses the gross environmental...
Reflections on the Legacy and Lessons of John Lewis
There are innumerable lessons any and all of us can learn from John Lewis, the civil rights icon who passed...
Is Your Rep. on the Right Side of History?
House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Will Help Center Environmental Justice in America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2020 Contact: Ben Schneider, bschneider@edf.org, 202-572-3279 House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Will...
39 Diverse Groups Launch Coalition For Clean Energy and Healthy Communities
For Immediate Release Thursday, June 25, 2020 Contact: Lauren Lantry llantry@cacampaign.com 39 Diverse Groups Launch Coalition For Clean Energy and...
Black lives matter. Now we do the work.
This is all too familiar. A Black man was violently murdered by a white police officer. Environmental organizations have released...
Defend Our Future Denounces Killing of George Floyd
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Schneider, bschneider@edf.org, 202-572-3279 Defend Our Future Issued the Following Statement on the Killing of George...
Defend Our Future to Testify at Virtual EPA Hearing on Trump Administration’s Refusal to Strengthen Protections From Life-Threatening Particle Pollution
May 21, 2020 Contact: Ben Schneider, bschneider@edf.org, 202-572-3279 WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2020) Later this morning, May 21, Defend Our...
My Internship Experience at Defend Our Future
During my time here at Defend Our Future, I acquired several skills pertaining to the environmental advocacy field. Most importantly,...
What Earth Day Means to Me
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all kinds of public gatherings into online ones, and Earth Day will be no different....
Stuck at Home? You Can STILL Change the World!
For so many whose lives have been upended by the Coronavirus pandemic, the last thing they might be thinking is...
