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Colorado has some of the largest landfills in the country. Landfills are a source of methane, a potent climate pollutant, and other harmful air pollutants.

“The American public deserves to have air, water, and food that is clean and free of harmful mercury contamination."

This post was co-authored by EDF Climate Scientist Fiona Lo The Trump EPA is now reconsidering, and reportedly intends to reverse, the Endangerment Finding – the science-based determination that climate pollution harms public health and welfare. That’s in spite of mountains of scientific evidence confirming that climate pollution is driving extreme weather events and putting …

Today, the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority announced six project concepts to prioritize for development.

The widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture practices in Europe could strengthen crop resilience to extreme weather.

Hydrogen has attracted billions in investment as a promising clean energy solution — but it also comes with challenges. As the new hydrogen economy begins to take off, scientists are taking a close look at leaks that could undermine hydrogen’s climate benefits.  

Despite more than 43,000 heat pump installations, fewer than 1% of adopters are enrolled in the utility rate designed to help them save.

Why false information about climate change is spreading around the world, and how you can fight back.

What’s new: A new report has found the cancer-linked endocrine disruptor, nonylphenol (NP), in one-third of tested Indian clothing products at levels exceeding European Union (EU) safety standards. Scientists also detected NP in major Indian rivers downstream from textile hubs at levels that significantly exceeded international water quality standards. The report, Toxic Threads, was published …

"The standards protect the public health and welfare from the dangers of power plant air pollution, as Congress required under the Clean Air Act."

IEA recently found that capital flows to renewables in 2025 are set to be double that of oil, natural gas, and coal.

In June, Rivian doubled Amazon EV van deliveries to over 30,000, and Rizon electric box trucks expanded across Los Angeles fleets.  Over 6,000 new zero-emission trucks were deployed in the first half of 2025, solidifying 2025 as the 3rd best year on record for zero-emission truck deployments. Medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles are hitting the …

Recent press reports quote Members of Congress touting secret, eleventh-hour promises from the President that would further undermine clean energy credits.

(This post was written by EDF Vice President for Political and Government Affairs Joanna Slaney) President Trump just signed a deeply unpopular law passed by congressional Republicans — one that could thwart unprecedented American progress on clean energy and transportation.  New polling shows that 67% of voters oppose the bill when they learn what’s in it.

By sidelining the largest and fastest-growing sources of new electricity, President Trump is clinging to an energy policy from the 1950s.

The program is a landmark effort to modernize and expand Illinois’ energy grid.

The 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Bonn, Germany last week. SB62 is the last intersessional meeting before the highly anticipated COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil in November, where a major focus will be on the participation of Indigenous Peoples and …

From a new species of grumpy frog to a deal to clean up international shipping, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.

By John Rutecki & Sean Hackett Wyoming has historically embraced responsible stewardship of the land and resources, and should now apply that principle to methane emissions from oil and gas.  This will keep their energy exports competitive globally, encourage job growth in the methane mitigation industry and lead to cleaner air. Several operators in the …

MethaneSAT, one of the most advanced methane tracking satellites in space, lost contact with its operations team and is unlikely to recover. Despite the setback, the data collected over a year from this groundbreaking mission has provided critical information on methane pollution, and will continue to be released in the coming months.

The first brutal heat wave of 2025 is a sign of what's to come, as climate pollution is making heat waves hotter, longer and more frequent.

New York just experienced a brutal heatwave, with several cities experiencing the hottest days ever recorded, underscoring the urgent need to address the climate crisis.  The post As New York continues to await cap-and-invest program, studies show just how impactful these programs can be appeared first on Climate 411.

Senate Republicans passed a bill that will raise household utility bills, take away job opportunities and threaten people’s health with more pollution.

Proposal appears designed to weaken the federal government’s ability to regulate sources of the pollution driving climate change.

On Friday, June 20, the MethaneSAT mission operations lost contact with MethaneSAT