The Environmental Defense Fund
" Silent Spring caused a stir, and many credit it with launching the modern environmental movement. Indeed, one of the world’s leading environmental non-profits, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), [was] initially formed in 1967 in reaction to the DDT problem."
Scientific American, August 21, 2012
Scientific American, August 21, 2012
EDF Actions
"The group’s first order of business included filing lawsuits in New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Washington DC to force a ban on DDT."
- How Important Was Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the Recovery of Bald Eagles and Other Bird Species?, Scientific American, Aug 31, 2012 |
"2012-2014: Clean Power Plan — Working with EDF, the Obama administration proposes the
first nationwide limits on carbon pollution from both new and existing power plants."
- The Environmental Defense Fund |