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  With EPA granting Texas primacy over Class VI wells, the state now controls permitting and oversight of underground carbon storage — and must prove it can enforce strong, science-based standards that protect people, water and climate. To build global credibility and public trust, the Railroad Commission should strengthen monitoring, seismic risk management, enforcement capacity …

U.S. clean energy manufacturing boomed since 2021, but 2025 policy shifts and tax credit cuts slowed growth, risking jobs and investment progress.

This global pledge marks a milestone in building wildfire resilience across tropical regions and embedding prevention-first approaches.

A new global survey from EDF of 156 ag finance institutions in 17 countries found that the majority are taking action to manage weather-related risks.

At COP30, the government of Brazil, with leaders of more than thirty countries, announced the official launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.

Despite a clear legal prohibition of carcinogens in food, several are still permitted, posing a risk to Americans’ health. By Maria Doa, Liora Fiksel and Emma Barrett What’s new? A new EDF analysis has found that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows 14 chemicals linked to cancer — or carcinogens — to be used …

The lawsuit challenges the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in Congressionally approved grant for vital energy projects

By Bärbel Henneberger and Bia Saldanha  Today, the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) begins in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil. Since Belém was announced as host at COP28 in Dubai in 2023, Indigenous Peoples and local and Afro-descendant communities have been mobilizing across continents. After nearly …

The 1958 Food Additives Amendment empowers FDA to regulate food chemicals; Delaney Clause bans any carcinogenic substance in U.S. food.

Target and DHL Express announced the incorporation of electric vans into their last mile delivery operations in October. Hermann Services is celebrating 100 years in business with 15 new electric trucks that are a spin-off of their previous pilot program. Medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles are hitting the road in 2025, and we’ve collected last …

By Adam Kurland, Attorney, Federal Energy, Environmental Defense Fund and Nicole Pavia, Director, Clean Energy Infrastructure, Clean Air Task Force Early, genuine engagement turns potential opposition into partnership — accelerating transmission projects and delivering shared benefits. The most successful developers align projects with local priorities, from co-ownership models to infrastructure upgrades, creating lasting trust and …

Expanding the electric grid is urgent – but how we build matters. New report shows partnering with communities can drive successful transmission projects.

Environmental Defense Fund welcomes the declaration on the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets launched at the Belém Climate Summit ahead of COP30.

The Sunrise Powerlink line passes through the agricultural and energy hub of the Imperial Valley in Southern California.

The Big Eddy‐Knight project is located in the Columbia River Gorge on the border of Washington and Oregon.

The Mona to Oquirrh transmission line is a 100-mile 345/500-kilovolt line in Utah.

The West of Devers Upgrade Project rebuilt an existing 48-mile stretch of four circuits of 220 kilovolt transmission lines.

Lessons from five case studies covering six successfully constructed power transmission lines.

The Vineyard Wind 1 project is the first commercial-scale offshore wind facility in the United States.

USA Today interviewed EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland in a report covering how EDF and allies helped U.S. fisheries rebound.

Wildfires now drive tropical forest loss; EDF backs COP30’s Call to Action for global wildfire resilience, building on G7’s Kananaskis Charter.

On average, the Committee projects that American households will pay approximately $100 more per household in electricity costs this year.

New York City faces a twin crisis: housing that is increasingly unaffordable, unavailable and unsafe, and climate impacts—like flooding, sea level rise and extreme heat—that are growing more frequent and severe. In fact, more than half of all households are rent-burdened and tens of thousands of those homes are facing climate risks. Low-income residents and communities of color are affected disproportionately by both crises.  The recent New York City election offers an opportunity for new leadership to …

USA Today’s podcast, The Excerpt, tells the story of how EDF, commercial fishermen and other partners worked together to help U.S. fisheries rebound.

The Baku to Belém Roadmap sets direction for delivering last year’s climate finance goal—prioritizing more accessible, concessional funding, practical sector pathways, and links to delivery ahead of COP30. The post Climate Finance, Unlocked: Takeaways from the Baku to Belém Roadmap appeared first on Climate 411.