Our areas of focus

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  • U.S. policy
  • Around the globe
  • Energy
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  • Catch shares
  • Marine protection
  • Seafood Selector
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  • Conserving land
  • Protecting wildlife
  • Rivers and deltas
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  • Safer chemicals
  • Cleaner air

Where we work

  • California
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Rockies
  • Texas
  • Oceans
  • Rivers, deltas

We're different

We are passionate advocates for prosperity and stewardship.

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Science We base our work in facts and results.
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Economics We harness the power of incentives to help the planet.
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Partnerships We find unlikely allies to make solutions.
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Nonpartisan We work with both parties to shape law.

Working with business

We partner with leading companies to achieve environmental results.

But we do not accept funds from our corporate partners.

Featured successes

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    April 6, 2012

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    March 23, 2012

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Expert staff

spacer Rebecca Shaw, Ph.D. Associate Vice President, Ecosystems
spacer Michael Regan Director of Energy Effiiciency, Climate
spacer Scott Edwards Director of Latin America & Caribbean, Oceans

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Latest blog posts

Conservation Groups Commend Louisiana Legislature for Approving State’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan Press Release | May 22, 2012
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  • Conservation Groups Commend Louisiana Legislature for Approving State’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan

    Delta Dispatches | May 22, 2012
  • Latest news: May 22, 2012

    Delta Dispatches | May 22, 2012

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Blogs

  • EDF + Business
  • Energy exchange
  • Oceans: EDFish
  • Chemicals and nanotech

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For the media

Latest press release

  • Conservation Groups Commend Louisiana Legislature for Approving State’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan

    May 22, 2012

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Environmental Defense Fund

We are passionate environmental advocates who believe in prosperity and stewardship. Grounded in science, we forge partnerships and harness the power of market incentives.

What we work on

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Climate We work to cut the pollution that causes global warming, through both policy and partnerships.
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Oceans We promote smart fishery management techniques and protect critical habitats.
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Ecosystems We protect vital river systems and expand incentives for landowners to be good stewards.
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Health We focus on cutting unhealthy air pollution and improving safeguards for toxic chemicals.

Policy resources

We take a nonpartisan approach to smart policy, supplying analysis and advice to decision-makers on key issues.

Key areas
  • Climate pollution lawsuits
  • Energy
  • Transportation

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EDF + Business

20 years ago, we launched what was then a startling approach — work with companies rather than against them. Since then, we've worked with leading companies to re-shape their industries:

  • McDonalds
  • FedEx
  • Walmart

See how we're accelerating change: EDF's corporate partnerships.

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