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The new SBTi Corporate Standard provides companies with more flexibility to pursue climate goals. Here are five priorities for how companies should maximize resilience and competitiveness with impact. The post Corporate action on climate: Today’s competitive advantage appeared first on EDF+Business.

California sent a Notice of Intent to sue to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding its illegal $120 million buyout of the Golden State Wind.

The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative recognized 16 people and programs leading the charge on getting the lead out of U.S. water systems.

UN Secretary-General calls for accelerated global action to cut methane, one of the clearest tests of whether the world can deliver on its climate goals

Water connects people, places, and generations. It carries stories, sustains livelihoods and shapes the landscapes we call home. And yet, despite how deeply shared water is, participation in water decision-making is not always shared equally. In places like the Salinas Valley, structural barriers, from technical complexity to limited access to decision-making spaces, can make it ... The post Building water leadership through community in the Salinas Valley first appeared on On the Water Front.

The Trump EPA has sent four California clean air safeguards to Congress for CRA review.

Funds from LEAF’s buyers can now flow to Costa Ricans, providing meaningful recognition of their decades-long commitment to forest conservation.

This report examines global agricultural insurance in a changing climate and how it can be paired with adaptation and resilience strategies to better protect farmers while reducing underlying risks. The post The state of global agricultural insurance under a changing climate appeared first on EDF+Business.

An Irish dairy farmer shares his authentic perspective on caring for the land and his animals.

The filing marks the latest challenge to Trump administration actions after courts repeatedly struck down efforts to delay and block clean energy projects.

Got a puddle-prone yard? Turn it into a beautiful, low-maintenance habitat for bees, butterflies and birds — while cutting flood risk and keeping pollution out of local waterways. Some cities and states even offer rebates to help cover the cost. 

Can alternative fuels save us from global oil price shocks? Are low-carbon fuels inherently better than fossil fuels? We asked a scientist for the lowdown on next-generation fuels like ammonia, hydrogen and biofuels.  

Recent proposals in Congress and across federal agencies have emphasized fully suppressing wildfire. Putting out every wildfire as quickly as possible can increase the threat posed to communities by the most dangerous wildfires. Sometimes a slower approach to firefighting can help protect firefighters and nearby communities while reducing the risk of more catastrophic wildfires in ... The post Fighting fire with flexibility: Why full wildfire suppression can backfire appeared first on Climate 411.

Fisherwomen in coastal Tamil Nadu hold up solar-dried fish, ready for sale in urban markets. Photo credit: MSSRF. The post Drying Fish, Empowering Women appeared first on EDFish.

The ocean is the foundation for life on Earth. It supports global trade, food and nutrition systems, energy security, and economic stability, while also serving as the planet’s largest active carbon sink, absorbing roughly 25% of global carbon emissions and more than 90% of excess heat from climate change.   Today, it sits at the nexus of interconnected challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and economic resilience. As countries move into the ... The post From Bonn to Our Oceans Conference: The Ocean is Moving to the Center of Climate Action   appeared first on Climate 411.

S730 is forcing North Carolinians to underwrite an incredibly expensive “holding fee” for unreliable, 1960s-era coal plants.

In coastal India, small-scale fisherwomen have adopted portable mini solar dryers in response to issues of poor hygiene in open-air drying, fish and invertebrate spoilage and contamination, and market exclusion.

The coal plant has produced no electric power in the previous ‘emergency’ periods the Department of Energy claimed it was needed.

Friday’s notice follows EPA’s failure to respond to administrative reconsideration petitions that EDF and its partners filed with the agency in April.

As the Arizona Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget and adjourned its regular session, lawmakers left with much still to do on water and energy.

The CRA has only ever applied to federal rules and its plain language precludes applying it to Clean Air Act waivers for the state of California.

“Disabling the California regulations means more air pollution and shortened lives for Californians,” the groups state in their court brief.

Two growers and EDF filed a joint amici curiae brief with the Arizona Court of Appeals seeking to preserve the state's authority to protect groundwater.

It’s not the sun, it’s the policies. In Australia, there’s so much solar power, residents can soon get free electricity for 3 hours a day. With smart energy policies, the U.S. could make electricity more affordable, too. 

Results were released today for the second auction of the year, and 14th overall, in Washington’s Cap-and-Invest program. The auction, conducted last week, followed shortly after Washington’s Department of Ecology officially launched its formal rulemaking process to link Washington’s Carbon Market with the California-Québec market. This is the second major linkage milestone achieved this year; ... The post Washington’s latest cap-and-invest auction shows growing confidence as linkage processes move forward appeared first on Climate 411.