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ICLEI USA, EDF, and AAMA have launched the 2025 Climate Action Training Program, featuring a cohort of 10 AAMA mayors.

Results were released today for Washington’s second cap-and-invest auction of the year, administered last Wednesday by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). The post Cap-and-invest program continues to drive down climate pollution and raise investments in Washington state appeared first on Climate 411.

Two Proposals Would Allow More Mercury and Arsenic Pollution, Remove All National Limits on Power Plant Climate Pollution

A new Environmental Defense Fund and Cornell University report on actions that can strengthen state-created insurance markets from increased climate risk.

The Trump EPA will reportedly announce two proposals tomorrow to repeal vital clean air protections.

If international shipping were a country, it would rank as the sixth-largest emitter of planet-warming pollution. But the industry recently took a big step toward cleaning up.

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on the State Legislature’s budget agreement for FY 2025-2026

Ireland’s lush pastures and deep-rooted agricultural traditions have long made it a global dairy powerhouse. But with agriculture contributing nearly 38% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions — four times the EU average — there’s no escaping the uncomfortable truth: Ireland’s booming dairy sector must evolve to meet the country’s climate targets. To respond to …

Statement of EDF Associate Vice President for Clean Air Strategies Peter Zalzal

In May, we saw a wide range of electric truck orders announced. Truck types include electric step vans, box trucks and transit buses, proving that electric can work for any type of fleet.  Several fleets placed orders for or received their first electric trucks last month, demonstrating that new fleets are still excited about their …

By: Kristin Kleisner, Marie Hubatova, and Karly Kelso Recent geopolitical shifts and trade tensions have rocked the international community, and our vast oceans, far from being immune, are often on the front lines.   Shifts in U.S. foreign policy, such as a retreat from robust international engagement under the Trump administration, risk undermining decades of hard-won …

Thousands of food additives are deemed safe by manufacturers using a flawed and secretive GRAS process.

From solar panels on British houses to a new rainforest-scanning satellite, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.

Moves by the Trump administration will make this hurricane season even more dangerous says Environmental Defense Fund's Will McDow and Sarah Vogel.

Today, EDF and 38 health, environmental and equity groups submitted a letter thanking California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California officials (...)

New York’s delay is withholding cleaner air, lower energy bills and more resilient communities from New Yorkers

EPA announced plans to extend the deadline for oil and gas methane polluters to meet commonsense protections.

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 …