Environmental Defense Fund

About Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental Defense Fund is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization founded in 1967 and headquartered in New York City. Its work covers climate change, methane pollution, ecosystem restoration, oceans, water and human health. The group says it combines science, economics and law to find environmental solutions, describes itself as nonpartisan, and says it works with communities, governments and businesses. Its materials also list work in China, Europe, India and the United States, and say it works in over 30 countries.

In the United States, the organization says it fights for policies that safeguard air and water and reduce pollution, and it describes taking legal action as one of its strategies. Its origins trace to a group of scientists and a lawyer on Long Island who worked to have the pesticide DDT banned. Its New York presence is its New York City office at 257 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010, which lists staff with expertise in areas such as energy policy and climate resilience. It is a nonprofit advocacy group rather than a law firm.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Environmental Defense Fund describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Environmental Defense Fund.

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