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Companies announced ~$8B in new clean energy manufacturing investments in Q2 2026, yet canceled nearly $40 billion in planned projects since early 2025.

Qualifications Ashoka-Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps seeks postgraduate students and early-career professionals, with at least 2 or more years of professional experience, who are excited to make impact through climate action and sustainability solutions. Fellows are selected for their ability to perform quantitative analyses, manage projects and help facilitate organizational change. Our core fellowship requirements … The post India Fellowship Program Details appeared first on EDF+Business.

The aging plant, which should have retired in May 2025, has been forced open for more than 400 days

From a deforestation win in the Amazon to court victories for clean air, here are the stories to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.

The Trump administration cancelled three electric transmission corridors meant to reduce the impact of construction, lower costs and increase reliability

Regenerative agriculture can strengthen the land and the bottom line, but access to capital remains a barrier to scaling these practices on Native operations. The post Native producers use regenerative agriculture to build resilience. Access to capital will help them go further. appeared first on EDF+Business.

A chemical risk expert sets the record straight on a new development in plastic recycling.  

The webinar overviews the incorporation of enteric methane-reducing ingredients and feed additives into the Cornell Net Carbohydrate & Protein System.

By John Rutecki In the Governor’s updated Regulatory Agenda, published in the July 25, 2026 Pennsylvania Bulletin, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection proposed two rulemakings to regulate methane emissions from new and existing sources at conventional and unconventional oil and gas well sites. Then at the August 6, 2026, Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee ... The post Pennsylvania steps up to address methane pollution. Here is what is at stake.   appeared first on Energy Exchange.

July announcements included new heavy-duty pilot projects around the Tesla Semi, progress on electric corridor between Texas and Mexico and additional cold-climate buses being put into service in Minnesota. Medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles are hitting the road in 2026, and we’ve collected last month’s most exciting news. In 2025, EDF delivered monthly deployment updates ... The post July 2026: Electric trucks, buses round-up appeared first on Energy Exchange.

This post is part of a series examining Enhancing California’s Resiliency to Natural Catastrophes, a report prepared by the California Earthquake Authority in response to Senate Bill 254. The report presents policy options for addressing California’s interconnected wildfire, insurance, and electric utility challenges. In this blog, we assess the report’s insurance-related proposals and consider how ... The post Reducing risk today will fix California’s insurance crisis for future generations appeared first on Climate 411.

With intensifying pressures increasingly causing disruptions, it’s clear that the U.S. beef sector needs to adapt — and with greater urgency than ever. The post The U.S. beef system was built for efficiency. Now, it needs resilience, too. appeared first on EDF+Business.

With climate change making weather more extreme, the proportion of people living in flood-prone areas has been rising fast. Here's what we can do.

The new Western electricity market is expanding its footprint as electric utility BHE Montana announced it will become the eighth participant to sign up.

This study presents the largest drone-based survey of its kind and introduces a multi-technology framework that integrates drone and ground-based magnetometry and methane measurements, along with regulator-led field verification, for systematically locating and evaluating undocumented orphaned wells in complex terrain.

What’s new: EDF and partners at the Community Data Health Initiative (CDHI) just launched the City Clean Air Hub — a one-stop resource to help Mayors and other city leaders chart a path to cleaner air. The hub connects local leaders in and out of government with the data, analytical tools, policy insights, best practices ... The post New City Clean Air Hub to help city leaders deliver clean air and healthy communities first appeared on Global Clean Air.

Methane emissions reduction from the oil/gas sector, the largest industrial methane source, is a widely-recognized effective strategy for slowing the rate of climate warming.

By Ben Jones & Veronica Ung-Kono The Western power grid is increasingly strained by rapid load growth, surging demand to interconnect new power sources, extreme weather and pressure to deliver affordable electricity. Proactively planning interstate electric transmission lines –the high voltage wires that transport cost-effective and clean power across long distances – is essential to ... The post Building Tomorrow’s Grid: Why the Southwest’s Transmission Proposal Falls Short appeared first on Climate 411.

The bill as it currently stands leaves farmers with fewer resources to manage risk and build more resilient operations.

This post is part of a series examining ‘Enhancing California’s Resiliency to Natural Catastrophes’, a report prepared by the California Earthquake Authority in response to Senate Bill 254. The report presents policy options for addressing California’s interconnected wildfire, insurance, and electric utility challenges. In this blog, we consider how California can build a coordinated, long-term approach to reducing ... The post How to reduce community wildfire risk for a more resilient California appeared first on Climate 411.

The U.S. District Court in Oregon blocked the Department of Defense’s freeze on onshore wind energy projects.

The Trump administration is buying out offshore wind leases in order to stop the projects, throttling necessary new energy generation.

This blog was co-authored by Lauren Parker, Managing Director, Secure Water Future, Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology, & Agriculture (VISTA), UC Merced. This spring, researchers, policymakers, water managers and community leaders gathered at UC Merced and attempted to answer the question, “Is land management adapting to water scarcity fast enough?” This question has become urgent ... The post Land Repurposing Workshop connects the dots across a changing landscape first appeared on On the Water Front.

Read EDF's latest climate policy updates, including EPA litigation, carbon market linkage, Climate Corps, and what's next for business leaders. The post Climate Policy News You Can Use – Summer 2026 Edition appeared first on EDF+Business.

(Image attributed to wes muller/louisiana illuminator) The post Before approving $4.1B in new gas plants, Louisiana regulators should compare all options appeared first on Energy Exchange.