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Complete list of press releases

EDF Filing Demonstrates There is No Basis for Supreme Court Action Addressing U.S. Court of Appeals’ Ruling in Spire Pipeline Matter
October 12, 2021
Support Grows as More Countries Join U.S., EU-led Methane Pledge Ahead of COP 26
October 10, 2021
White House Proposal Will Begin to Restore NEPA, America’s Bedrock Environmental Safeguard
October 6, 2021
Amanda Leland Named Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund
October 6, 2021
HB 951 Aims to Deliver on Gov Cooper’s Climate Goals, But Leaves Some Ratepayers Behind
October 5, 2021
Spire Takes Pipeline Order to Highest Court Despite FERC Process to Ensure Reliable Winter Service
October 5, 2021
EPA Official to Join EDF to Direct TSCA Advocacy
September 30, 2021
Ford Announcement is a Giant Leap Toward Clean, Made-In-America Electric Vehicles
September 27, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom Approves Budget with $50 Million for Farmland Repurposing in Response to Drought
September 23, 2021
Aquatic Foods Get Big Boost at U.N. Food Systems Summit
September 23, 2021
New Aircraft Measurements Once Again Detect High Levels of Methane in Permian Basin
September 23, 2021
EDF’s Kelley Kizzier Joins Board of New Governance Body on Voluntary Carbon Markets
September 22, 2021
China’s Coal Pledge is a Promising Move for Climate Action
September 22, 2021
Saving Lives Must Be Prioritized: Updated WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines Must Transform Data into Action for All
September 22, 2021
Remembering Congressman Sherry Boehlert, an Environmental Statesman
September 21, 2021