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The Toxic Substances Control Act keeps workers safe The post Keeping workers safe under the Toxic Substances Control Act first appeared on EDF Health.

Often used to irrigate crops, groundwater keeps billions of people alive. What will we do if we run out?

This blog post was authored by Chris Costello, EDF Chief Economist For too long, we’ve treated economic forces as enemies of the environment. I get it; climate change is a consequence of economic activity. But economic growth also alleviates poverty, improves health and longevity, and inspires innovation. There’s no reason why we can’t harness economic incentives as a driver for climate action, too.   To do that effectively and ... The post Climate change is a math problem. The solution is smart economics. appeared first on Market Forces.

The scheduled keynote speech comes less than two months after Zeldin announced the repeal of the Endangerment Finding.

EDF opposes the EPA weakening existing federal methane standards, and argues that it doing so is a wasteful step in the wrong direction.

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 on the biggest zero-emission transportation stories. By the end of 2025, it was clear that momentum was sustained throughout a challenging year. This year will undoubtably see more big ... The post March 2026: Electric trucks, buses round-up  appeared first on Energy Exchange.

From a monarch butterfly population boom to cleaner air around the globe, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.

A robot that neutralizes weeds with lasers. Lightning machines that crack air molecules to make liquid fertilizer. It’s not sci fi — it's a new tech boom in agriculture that promises to keep farmers growing the food we need while shrinking their climate footprint.  

The Arizona Energy Promise Task Force, established by Governor Hobbs, released a set of 31 consensus-driven recommendations today.

Join EDF and Pure Strategies at DC Climate Week for a panel roundtables uniting Sustainability and Government Affairs on AI, energy, and biodiversity. The post Climate Policy News You Can Use: Join us for DC Climate Week! appeared first on EDF+Business.

The Trump administration issued a second illegal emergency order mandating Unit 1 of the Craig coal plant.

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution.

Alberta published changes to methane regulations that won't sufficiently reduce methane emissions to meet federal standards.

The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association has just joined a lawsuit in support of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Endangerment Finding.

How an affordability bill may raise energy bills in Massachusetts, not lower them By Jolette Westbrook and Rishab Jagetia Massachusetts has some of the highest utility rates in the country. In response, on February 26, 2026, the state House passed a landmark energy affordability bill, H5151, aimed at lowering costs. The bill takes important steps ... The post Cutting Mass Save funding: a misguided approach to the energy affordability crisis appeared first on Energy Exchange.

A new decision in the Dib v Apple case offers something businesses have been missing: clearer guardrails for greenwashing litigation. The post What the Apple Watch ruling means for climate claims and carbon credits appeared first on EDF+Business.

Last week, Governor DeSantis signed SB302 Coastal Resiliency into law, elevating the use of nature-based solutions and hybrid approaches to improve coastal resiliency across the state. This marks a huge step that few states if any have taken and marks Florida as a leader in addressing resilience statewide with long-term solutions.   As extreme weather has increased in the past several decades, Florida has experienced large-scale coastal community disasters from hurricanes, tropical storms and severe downpours totaling over $270 billion in the last ten ... The post Three major ways Florida’s new law will boost coastal resiliency  first appeared on Growing Returns.

It is critical that Alberta is held to a 72% by 2030 target, and that emissions reduction targets are set with a credible, science-based approach.

The Resilient Dairy Alliance accelerates the potential of dairy in India to build a more resilient, sustainable future.

Almost half the fish consumed in the U.S. is farmed, much of it in countries that lack strong environmental protections. A new U.S. aquaculture industry is trying to prove that homegrown fish can be clean and delicious.  

Groups file comments opposing rollback of plan that protects people in downwind states from smog-forming pollution that blows across state lines.

A new report co-authored by Environmental Defense Fund and Nuveen helps investors ask the right due diligence questions about data center environmental and social impacts to manage financial factors. The post Decoding data centers: Sustainability due diligence across the value chain appeared first on EDF+Business.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed longtime water leaders Susan Montgomery and Ted Cooke to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Board.

The Trump administration will pay an energy developer almost $1 billion in taxpayer funds to cancel the federal leases for two offshore wind projects.

Because March 22 was designated World Water Day by the United Nations, I thought it made sense to revisit the U.N.’s recent report, “Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era,” which I read during a trip to Dakar for planning meetings for the U.N. Water Conference in December. With much ... The post Is the western U.S. experiencing a “water bankruptcy?”  first appeared on On the Water Front.