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Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on today’s bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 540 from California’s State Senate

As we enter this year’s hurricane season, BRIC funding cuts, along with other actions targeted at dismantling disaster safety nets, leave vulnerable states and communities less prepared than ever.   The post Major federal funding cuts leave communities less prepared for hurricane seasons first appeared on Growing Returns.

Three teams of Houston teens have been selected as winners in the Houston Teens Care About Clean Air video contest, hosted by Environmental Defense Fund.

The 89th Texas Legislature has passed landmark legislation that positions the state for long-term water resilience, unlocking significant funding.

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on Assemblymember Jasmeet Bain’s call for California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Rand

The House of Representatives recently passed its budget reconciliation package. The bill reportedly changed quite a bit before passing out of the Budget Committee, highlighted in the manger’s amendment. See EDF’s statement for more on the passage of the bill.

As California lawmakers consider the future of the cap-and-trade program, they face a pivotal opportunity to deliver real and lasting benefits to communities across the state. At stake is not only California’s continued leadership on climate, but also the potential to unlock major economic and affordability gains for Californians. The post Despite lower revenue due to program uncertainty, a stronger, long-term Cap and Trade promises to strengthen investments in California appeared first on Climate 411.

By Colin Leyden and Adam Peltz A bill aimed at Texas’ 115,000 inactive oil and gas wells has passed both legislative chambers and will help address one of the state’s most critical, yet hidden, challenges.  A bill heading to Gov. Abbott’s desk challenges the status quo in Texas, making sure the oil and gas industry …

As California and the broader Western U.S. brace for an increasingly unpredictable water future, the release of the 2024 Annual Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Report underscores the viability of land repurposing as a key climate adaptation strategy. California’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) plays a vital role in facilitating the transition of irrigated agricultural land toward …

By Sofia Esquivel Elizondo Ammonia is under consideration as a near-zero-emission fuel to help the shipping sector transition away from fossil fuels. But because the fuel’s lifecycle emissions profile is complex, its impacts need to be better understood and effectively managed. Findings from two recent studies build on how ammonia’s emissions from production, combustion and …

It’s been a consequential month for research on solar radiation modification (SRM). And while there has been a lot of news lately that’s concerning to those of us working in climate, it’s important to celebrate progress in fundamental areas: advancing public research and creating more global connections across the SRM research community.   Opening Up …

Written Q&A with Tepfirah Rushdan, Director of the Detroit Office of Sustainability, on the city’s solar neighborhoods project. Detroit is modeling how to co-create clean energy solutions with communities by combining urban revitalization efforts with sustainability goals. The Motor City’s climate goals are ambitious: by 2034, Detroit aims to power 100% of its municipal buildings …

Misinformation about wind power is rampant. Here are three of the most common lies you might hear, and how to refute them. 

Cleaning up truck pollution could be the key to cleaner air for millions. Some states are making progress in spite of the Trump administration.

An expanded regional electricity market is coming into focus in the West. New analysis underscores how this market will deliver cleaner, cheaper and more reliable electricity to its participants. The post As California moves closer to authorizing a West-wide electricity market, new analysis shows how the market will benefit other Western states appeared first on Climate 411.

Governors announced a coalition committed to advancing clean vehicles in a manner that cuts pollution, saves consumers money, and supports manufacturing.

California leaders announced the impending filing of legal action and resolved to keep protecting the health and safety of Californians.

The Senate passed resolutions seeking to overturn waivers allowing California to set clean air standards protecting millions from vehicle pollution.

The U.S. House voted 216-212 to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn longstanding Clean Air Act protections that limit toxic pollution

House Republicans' tax bill effectively ends incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles, undermining an American-made energy boom.

It spikes pollution and could kill as many as 700,000 clean energy jobs. Environmental groups are calling the "big, beautiful bill" passed by the House "an ugly mess."

Research from around the world confirms: Connecting with nature is good for your mental health.

The budget reconciliation bill is now working its way through Congress, and what President Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” has a lot of ugly provisions in it. Among those ugly provisions are sweeping attacks on federal agencies and their ability to carry out their responsibilities under the law to protect the health and safety …

A new international research initiative will measure hydrogen emissions from operating infrastructure in North America and Europe.

Coastal communities deserve the truth about offshore wind energy, and to know when they’re being lied to by bad actors...and how the lies work.