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Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund or EDF (formerly known as Environmental Defense) is a United States-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. The group is known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and hu ...

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, a

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-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group since 1984. Considered a key architect of the

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and someone who has worked towards convincing corporations of environmentalism, he received the 2015 William K. Reilly Environmental Leadership Award.

Early life and education

Krupp grew up in

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, and became acquainted with recycling through his father's company, which used old rags to create roofing material. He is a graduate of

with a law degree from the

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and has taught

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at both schools.

Career

Early career

Prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund, Krupp spent several years in private law practice in

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, at several firms: Cooper, Whitney, Cochran & Krupp (1984); partner, Albis & Krupp (1978–1984). During that time he also was founder and general counsel for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (1978–1984), a leading state environmental group.

Environmental Defense Fund

Since 1984, when he became president of Environmental Defense Fund, he has been influential in developing many innovative market-based solutions, including the

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reduction plan in the 1990 Clean Air Act, and the U.S. proposal to achieve least-cost

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reductions in the

. According to the Form 990 filed by Environmental Defense Fund with the

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as required by law, in 2004 he earned $357,057 in salary and $51,113 in other compensation as president. According to the Form 990 filed by Environmental Defense Fund with the

as required by law, in 2016 he earned $650,951 in salary and $61,865 in other compensation as president He has been described as the environmentalist who "has been the most successful in persuading the corporate world—and those who support its interests—to embrace the green cause". Examples including convincing

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to forgo

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for paper,

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to stock energy-efficient light bulbs, and Duke Energy to invest in

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Other activities

Krupp serves on the board of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, the

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Environment Council, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and the Leadership Council of the

Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is a professional school of Yale University. It was founded to train foresters, and now trains environmental leaders through four 2-year degree programs ( Master of Environmental Management, Master of Environme ...

. He has served on the President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations for Presidents

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and

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. He is the recipient of the 1999 Keystone Leadership in Environment Award, and the 2002 Champion Award from the Women's Council on Energy and the Environment. In March 2008, he wrote ''Earth: The Sequel'' with journalist Miriam Horn, highlighting technology that aims to fight global warming. He was elected by fellow alumni to serve as an alumni fellow of Yale's

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for a six-year term beginning on July 1, 2022.

Personal life

He lives in

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with his wife, Laurie, and their three children. As an avid

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, he won a gold medal in the 2006 World Rowing Masters Regatta sponsored by the

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References

External links

"The Making of a Market-Minded Environmentalist"
autobiographical article by Fred Krupp in '' Strategy+Business'' (registration required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Krupp, Fred American environmentalists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Yale University alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni Connecticut lawyers People from Verona, New Jersey