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Washington, California and Québec, Canada released a draft agreement to link their cap-and-invest programs to form a unified market.

Catastrophe bonds provide rapid capital after disasters, strengthening resilience and offering an overlooked impact‑aligned fixed‑income tool. The post Financing resilience after the storm: Catastrophe bonds as impact fixed income appeared first on EDF+Business.

One year ago, Ana Gründel attended the Storytelling and Advocacy workshop. Despite her doubts, she gave storytelling on LinkedIn a try. The post From attending a storytelling workshop to presenting at it: Here’s what this climate corps alum learned appeared first on EDF+Business.

Canada finalized long-awaited oil and gas methane rules targeting a 72% emissions cut by 2030. Investors must track implementation and compliance to manage regulatory and financial risk. The post Canada’s enhanced methane regulations: What investors need to know appeared first on EDF+Business.

Ag lenders are looking for ways to help farmers invest in practices that build resilience. They will need clear, reliable data and partnerships to deliver sustainable ag finance at scale. The post Leveraging data and partnerships to scale sustainable agricultural finance in 2026 appeared first on EDF+Business.

Canada's enhanced methane regulations are a game changer for the nation. The post Three things to know about Canada’s new oil and gas rules appeared first on EDF+Business.

New rulemaking period for CARB Disclosure Rules, Final omnibus agreement reached in the EU, NHTSA proposes weakened CAFE Standards. The post Climate Policy News You Can Use — December 2025 appeared first on EDF+Business.

Building resilience requires significant investment from farmers. EDF is working with ag lenders to assess climate risks in their portfolios and deliver financial solutions that help farmers adapt. The post Managing climate risks to support on-farm resilience appeared first on EDF+Business.

A tool for agricultural lenders to assess projected risks from a changing climate. The post Climate impacts on credit risks in agriculture appeared first on EDF+Business.

The long-planned shutdown of the coal plant in Centralia, Washington, was designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and more affordable energy.

Andy Darrell highlights the benefits of congestion pricing following a US judge rejecting the Trump administration's effort to end the program.

By Kae Tuitt and Danna Widmar When Cary, North Carolina, committed to electrifying their fleet, the goal wasn’t to make headlines — it was to make a practical, people-first investment in cleaner air, operational resilience and long-term cost efficiency. That vision came to life with the deployment of Cary’s — and the East Coast’s first ... The post Driving change: How Cary, North Carolina, is leading fleet electrification with its first electric fire truck appeared first on Energy Exchange.

A dangerous proposal from Senate Republicans is full of loopholes and exemptions to benefit the chemical industry at the expense of our health. The post Here’s how a harmful Republican proposal to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act would make it harder for EPA to keep dangerous chemicals out of our lives first appeared on EDF Health.

EDF's new grantees conduct policy-relevant research using data from past events to understand the potential impacts of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM).

EDF’s research program studies the impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection, aiming to expand policy‑relevant research in this understudied area.

By Lindsay Shigetomi When EDF published Four actions fleets must take to be sustainability leaders today in 2021, zero-emission trucks were just beginning to move from promise to practice. Only a small number of fleets had zero-emission vehicles on the road, early models were still proving their performance and major federal programs like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act ... The post Fleet leadership update: Four actions fleets must take to sustain clean transportation momentum in a changing landscape  appeared first on Energy Exchange.

Scientists are detecting a stronger link between global warming and changing weather patterns. Read more about it here.

California surpassed 2.5 million zero-emission vehicles years ahead of schedule. Nearly $12 billion in private-sector electric vehicle investments have been announced. EVs can now power homes during outages. Fleets can slash fuel costs by more than 60%. Many communities near ports breathe cleaner air. These aren’t projections – they’re results already delivering across California. State ... The post California should invest more in clean vehicles for healthier air and lower costs appeared first on Climate 411.

Cap-and-invest is a proven and flexible policy that can be designed to yield cost-savings, economic growth and public health benefits.

The NYSERDA memo presents a skewed and misleading picture of a policy approach that has never been on the table.

After a decade of relentless community advocacy to protect local groundwater supplies, rural communities in Arizona make history — again. 

Judge Noël Wise of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Apple’s motion to dismiss in  Dib v. Apple.

By: Cole Jermyn and Dakoury Godo-Solo California’s energy debates rarely generate consensus. But recent analyses reveal a clear and important point of alignment across the state’s large electric utilities and the California Public Advocates Office, the state’s ratepayer advocate, with major implications for utility customers and California’s clean energy future. Utilities and consumer advocates agree ... The post Electrification done right can lower costs for Californians appeared first on Energy Exchange.

The Toxic Substances Control Act gives EPA the authority to regulate dangerous chemicals to the extent that they no longer pose an unreasonable risk to people or the environment. But the Republicans’ proposal to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act would strip away EPA’s ability to protect Americans from the worst chemicals already on the market. The post This is how the House Republicans’ proposal to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act hamstrings EPA’s ability to protect us from the worst toxic chemicals already on the market first appeared on EDF Health.

A new U.S. Senate draft bill would dismantle core protections of the nation's main chemical safety law