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    Fishing for a future

    Around the world, 3 billion people depend on fish as a vital source of nutrition. As the climate changes and the global population grows...

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    Finally, a plan — and money — to stop pollution from tens of thousands of...

    EDF helped secure $4.7 billion in federal funding to plug orphan wells, clean up oil and gas pollution, and create jobs. 

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    Building resilient small-scale fisheries

    Small-scale fisheries are vital to the livelihoods, food security, health, and culture of billions worldwide. Yet communities reliant on...

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