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New independent analyses reveal significant opportunity for Arizona’s utilities to deliver substantial savings and a more reliable power grid to customers.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) issued a disappointing decision last month, failing to adopt commonsense technology standards to find and fix dangerous leaks from pipelines and ensure strong requirements to protect our environment.   Better oversight is long overdue and critically needed. In the last ten years, operators in Colorado have reported 56 pipeline incidents, costing over $16 million in property damages and ... The post The Colorado Public Utilities Commission should reconsider its inadequate pipeline leak repair standards appeared first on Energy Exchange.

This blog is part of a series by EDF on the development of a regional electricity market in the West. Other blogs in the series explore the overall importance and benefit of a regional market, the impacts of market participation in Colorado and California, and opportunities unlocked via passage of California AB 825.  After decades of effort, a regional electricity market in the Western U.S. is taking ... The post New analysis shows Arizona utilities could save Arizonans millions by joining a West-wide electricity market appeared first on Climate 411.

The recently approved federal methane rules could create 34,000 jobs and recover billions in wasted gas. Alberta’s participation is the key to unlocking the full opportunity for every province. This post is authored by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fernández Intriago; Senior Campaign Manager, Canada, Ari Pottens; Manager of Economics and Policy, Christine Gerbode, and University of Waterloo Professor, Juan Moreno-Cruz.   Canada stands at ... The post Canada’s Methane Opportunity and Canadian Jobs Hinge on Strong Alberta Implementation of Federal Methane Rules appeared first on Market Forces.

By tying energy bills to income, MA is reducing hardship, improving health, and proving that affordability and a clean energy future go hand in hand.

New revisions to Regulation 7 bring Colorado’s methane regulations into further alignment with the 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Methane Rule

Trump EPA move will allow coal and oil-fired power plants to emit more brain-damaging mercury, other harmful heavy metals, and dangerous soot.

The Trump administration handed out expansive, illegal Clean Air Act exemptions allowing coal plants to ignore essential limits on hazardous air pollutants

By Neda Deylami  With federal policies and incentives backsliding, state action on transportation emissions is more essential than ever. Illinois has made great progress through laws like the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles Act, the EV Charging Act and others — but more work is needed to cut harmful air ... The post Illinois is at a turning point in transportation policy, new bills this session can speed momentum  appeared first on Energy Exchange.

In Mexico, sustainable fishing has helped turn around a struggling industry. It could be a model for others to follow.

Here are some ways our bedrock chemical safety law is working to keep dangerous chemicals out of our lives. The post The Toxic Substances Control Act is working to protect millions of Americans. So why do Congressional Republicans want to weaken it? first appeared on EDF Health.

The Trump administration issued a fourth illegal emergency order mandating the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days.

The case, filed in the D.C. Circuit, challenges the Trump EPA’s rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding.

As climate change makes weather disasters more frequent — and more dangerous — “resilience hubs” can help communities get through them.   

Powering Florida: New Report Finds Port Electrification Strengthens Global Competitiveness

In New Mexico, like most western states, drought and climate change coupled with increasing water demands have pushed an invisible, yet vitally important natural resource — groundwater — into a crisis. The New Mexico Groundwater Alliance, which includes Environmental Defense Fund, recently released the New Mexico 360 Groundwater Report to elevate the urgency of the ... The post 5 Things You Should Know About New Mexico’s Groundwater first appeared on On the Water Front.

EDF and conservation and sportsmen groups issued a joint statement as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s most recent deadline for an agreement passed.

Water doesn’t follow geopolitical borders, so why should water advocacy? In areas like the Sonoran Desert, encouraging budding water leaders from both sides of the border to collaborate is key to community resilience and safeguarding water security for generations to come.   That’s why the latest Arizona cohort of the Water Leadership Institute (WLI) — a bilingual leadership training program developed by EDF, Arizona Water for All, Water ... The post Shared Water, Shared Border: Water Leadership Institute fosters connections in Arizona and Mexico  first appeared on On the Water Front.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued an order adopting final regulations to create the state’s first Intervenor Support Grant Program.

“This action will only lead to more pollution, and that will lead to higher costs and real harms for American families."

By Glenda Chen and Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas As the global shipping sector races to cut pollution, the fuels chosen today will either accelerate real climate progress or lock in environmental and social harm for decades to come. There are many options on the table to move shipping away from fossil fuels: biofuels from waste and ... The post Shipping’s biofuel moment: lessons from aviation on land use change assessment appeared first on Energy Exchange.

The Trump administration wants to stop protecting people from climate change. Here’s what that decision is going to cost you.

No snow. More injuries. In a warmer world, the future of the winter sports is on thin ice.

Photo credit: Volvo The post January 2026: Electric trucks, buses round-up  appeared first on Energy Exchange.

Nearly 20 groups officially put the EPA on notice of their intent to pursue legal action unless EPA issues its overdue soot designations