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The ocean is the foundation for life on Earth. It supports global trade, food and nutrition systems, energy security, and economic stability, while also serving as the planet’s largest active carbon sink, absorbing roughly 25% of global carbon emissions and more than 90% of excess heat from climate change.   Today, it sits at the nexus of interconnected challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and economic resilience. As countries move into the ... The post From Bonn to Our Oceans Conference: The Ocean is Moving to the Center of Climate Action   appeared first on Climate 411.

S730 is forcing North Carolinians to underwrite an incredibly expensive “holding fee” for unreliable, 1960s-era coal plants.

The coal plant has produced no electric power in the previous ‘emergency’ periods the Department of Energy claimed it was needed.

Friday’s notice follows EPA’s failure to respond to administrative reconsideration petitions that EDF and its partners filed with the agency in April.

As the Arizona Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget and adjourned its regular session, lawmakers left with much still to do on water and energy.

The CRA has only ever applied to federal rules and its plain language precludes applying it to Clean Air Act waivers for the state of California.

“Disabling the California regulations means more air pollution and shortened lives for Californians,” the groups state in their court brief.

Two growers and EDF filed a joint amici curiae brief with the Arizona Court of Appeals seeking to preserve the state's authority to protect groundwater.

It’s not the sun, it’s the policies. In Australia, there’s so much solar power, residents can soon get free electricity for 3 hours a day. With smart energy policies, the U.S. could make electricity more affordable, too. 

Results were released today for the second auction of the year, and 14th overall, in Washington’s Cap-and-Invest program. The auction, conducted last week, followed shortly after Washington’s Department of Ecology officially launched its formal rulemaking process to link Washington’s Carbon Market with the California-Québec market. This is the second major linkage milestone achieved this year; ... The post Washington’s latest cap-and-invest auction shows growing confidence as linkage processes move forward appeared first on Climate 411.

There may be no place like home, but there’s no place in the continental U.S. that’s totally safe from tornadoes, either.  

In 2024, EPA adopted standards to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. This April, the Trump EPA moved to weaken those standards.

When a utility company like Duke Energy plans for the future, they try to predict how much electricity their customers will need a decade from now. It’s a guessing game involving new factories, data centers and population growth. But what happens if those guesses are wrong? According to energy expert Robert Patrylak, North Carolinians might ... The post Why Duke Energy’s latest gas plant proposal locks North Carolina into higher costs appeared first on Climate 411.

Insurance that Builds Resilience for the Ocean & Coastal Communities By: EDF’s Sepp Haukebo, Director of Ocean Resilience Initiatives INSURANCE. What emotions stir when you hear that one word? For some, it might evoke memories of rebuilding a home or a life thanks to the coverage provided. Others might feel abandonment. After years of paying ... The post The Deep Blue Safety Net appeared first on EDFish.

When it was first conceived, California’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) was envisioned to be one of many initiatives needed to help landowners and communities adapt to less groundwater pumping and prevent the San Joaquin Valley from turning into a dust bowl of fallowed fields. Instead, the idea was to fund projects that strategically transition farmland to ... The post Creating a Living Laboratory through Land Repurposing in California first appeared on On the Water Front.

EDF and Atlas Public Policy today released a new report, The State of Clean Power in Q1 2026, finding that clean power is poised for another record year.

By Jolette Westbrook Across the country, regulators are making decisions that will shape the energy system for decades as they navigate rising energy costs, growing electricity demand, grid modernization and the accelerating energy transition. Meaningful public participation helps build stronger evidentiary records, improve accountability and lead to better outcomes for communities. I recently joined Carolyn ... The post An open door isn’t enough: why community voices matter in energy decision-making appeared first on Energy Exchange.

“Vital solar and wind power projects will be able to move ahead now that the court has ruled.”

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 undoubtedly see more big ... The post May 2026: Electric trucks, buses round-up  appeared first on Energy Exchange.

The Department of Energy has issued another unnecessary extension of an aging, unreliable, expensive coal plant, this time in Central Florida.

The Pennsylvania PUC has approved the settlement in the rate filing submitted in September 2025 by PPL.

International climate diplomacy continues next week in Bonn, Germany, where negotiators and advocates will set the stage for the United Nations’ climate conference COP31 later this year in Antalya, Türkiye. London Climate Action Week - taking place later in June - will then gather the largest mobilization of UK and EU-based companies, finance institutions, and civil society groups focused on climate action.   These climate meetings arrive at a moment of profound complexity in our world. The post Why Bonn and London are pivotal moments for a people‑centered energy transition appeared first on Climate 411.

The Trump administration intends to pour $700 million into giveaways for the coal industry, including subsidizing aging plants and building new ones.

Rising U.S. electricity demand will require affordable, reliable clean power to meet projected growth through 2050.

From the world's bravest orangutan to new wells in Ghana, here are the wins to help fortify you in the climate change fight. These are this month's good climate news stories.