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Cleaning up truck pollution could be the key to cleaner air for millions. Some states are making progress in spite of the Trump administration.

An expanded regional electricity market is coming into focus in the West. New analysis underscores how this market will deliver cleaner, cheaper and more reliable electricity to its participants. The post As California moves closer to authorizing a West-wide electricity market, new analysis shows how the market will benefit other Western states appeared first on Climate 411.

Governors announced a coalition committed to advancing clean vehicles in a manner that cuts pollution, saves consumers money, and supports manufacturing.

California leaders announced the impending filing of legal action and resolved to keep protecting the health and safety of Californians.

The Senate passed resolutions seeking to overturn waivers allowing California to set clean air standards protecting millions from vehicle pollution.

The U.S. House voted 216-212 to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn longstanding Clean Air Act protections that limit toxic pollution

House Republicans' tax bill effectively ends incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles, undermining an American-made energy boom.

It spikes pollution and could kill as many as 700,000 clean energy jobs. Environmental groups are calling the "big, beautiful bill" passed by the House "an ugly mess."

Research from around the world confirms: Connecting with nature is good for your mental health.

The budget reconciliation bill is now working its way through Congress, and what President Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” has a lot of ugly provisions in it. Among those ugly provisions are sweeping attacks on federal agencies and their ability to carry out their responsibilities under the law to protect the health and safety …

A new international research initiative will measure hydrogen emissions from operating infrastructure in North America and Europe.

Coastal communities deserve the truth about offshore wind energy, and to know when they’re being lied to by bad actors...and how the lies work.

The Trump administration is planning to substantially weaken the CAFE standards, according to news reports.

  By Deanna Nussberger, EDF Legal and Regulatory Intern Energy decisions profoundly impact communities, yet the decision-making process can feel opaque and inaccessible. Concerns surrounding the tangible impacts of energy infrastructure — who benefits, who bears the costs and how electricity bills are affected — are frequently resolved behind closed doors in highly technical and …

This is welcome news for New Yorkers who are counting on affordable, clean electricity and good-paying union jobs from this huge project.

Cropland, which covers roughly 13% of global land surface, is integral to producing food, slowing warming and boosting resilience. Farmers find themselves in a difficult spot: they are compelled to deliver higher yields to feed a growing human population but with a lower carbon footprint. This complexity is underscored in a recent paper published in …

Flooding is the costliest disaster in the United States, touching communities from coastlines to cities to inland towns, and wreaking havoc across countless homes, businesses and ecosystems. Estimated to cost the nation up to almost $500 billion per year, more frequent and severe flooding events are causing communities to find solutions that tackle the potential …

With the help of new hydrogen measurement technology and experts in making trace gas measurements, EDF is launching the Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study.

Statement of Elizabeth Sturcken, Vice President of Net Zero Ambition and Action at Environmental Defense Fund

Hydrogen has the potential to be a pivotal part of the energy transition. It is uniquely positioned to tackle emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors where other solutions fall short.

Study co-authored by EDF models greenhouse gas emissions and crop yields from crop-land natural climate solutions (NCS) through the end of the century, finding that favorable outcomes were the exception rather than the norm.

A recent report finds that, by stalling this program, Governor Hochul is keeping money out of New Yorkers’ pockets, slowing the transition to clean energy and preventing much-needed community investments. The post Despite $1 billion budgeted for clean energy, New York’s delayed cap-and-invest rollout is costing residents billions more in savings appeared first on Climate 411.

As the world seeks to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, clean hydrogen shows real potential to be part of the solution, particularly for those 20-30% of emissions that may be unmanageable through direct electrification. While hydrogen made from renewable energy can be the cleanest form, many in industry and government are shifting their focus towards …

A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today to overturn the Trump administration’s government-wide ban on new wind energy projects.

(This post was written by EDF Vice President for Political and Government Affairs Joanna Slaney) Two key U.S. House committees this week advanced a tax plan that effectively ends incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles, undermining an American-made energy boom while raising costs for businesses and families and threatening people’s health with more pollution.