Add a new player to clean energy transition: National Conference of Small Cities and Rural Mayors. Clean energy solutions lead charge in newly formed group. “One small town can be ignored. Thousands of organized small towns become a national constituency.” https://bit.ly/4y88lEL

Climate action doesn’t have to feel complicated: Invest in what works, reward smart ideas, and make every dollar count. Done right, it means cleaner air, more jobs, safer communities, and a stronger economy.

EDF's Christopher Costello breaks it down here: https://www.edf.org/Zu3q

North Carolina can support growth without sticking families with the bill. Data centers should bring their own clean power, not drive investment in new gas that ratepayers may be paying for decades from now. Read more from EDF's NC policy director here: https://bit.ly/4BbF3bp

Europe's clean energy transition shifted into a higher gear with 11% jump in heat pump sales as homeowners sought relief from soaring power prices. Sensible energy security policies across several countries offer a blueprint on how to lower utility costs. https://bit.ly/4yt65sO

🚨 ELI Breaking News Webinar: EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a WOTUS rule that could leave many wetlands and streams without federal protection.

Join ELI as we discuss the implications for states seeking to protect their waters.

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Data drives our advocacy! 🔬🧊 New research from Washington State Univ shows Alaska's permafrost soils are warming rapidly. Precision science gives us the clear mandate to protect natural carbon sinks & push for clean energy now! #StandWithScience #CleanEnergyNow

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Growing list of states and cities are taking climate action into their own hands: Analysis notes positive impacts and increasing success with 1,400 local policies across 157 municipalities targeting clean energy, building emissions, extreme heat and more. https://bit.ly/4yfRHn3

🏆 🐻 The votes are in: "89 Backpack" is the #FatBearWeek champ of 2026!

@fatbearweek.bsky.social is an annual competition hosted by Katmai National Park for "the fattest, most successful" bear.

More about how bear health 🤝 climate health: https://bit.ly/4eYMbvQ

📷 Katmai National Park & Preserve

"The U.S. has the scientific expertise and resources to lead the world in open-ocean aquaculture," @envdefensefund.bsky.social's Maddie Voorhees and Stronger America Through Seafood's Drue Banta Winters writes.

💡 Big power moves are being made in the West.

@envdefensefund.bsky.social's Alex DeGolia hosted an event at #ClimateWeekNYC, highlighting how a Western electricity market will change the game. Listen as Portland General's Pam Sporborg sums up the power & potential this market holds ⬇️

Record conservation results for New Zealand's green kakapo parrot with 90 chicks added in recent breeding season 🥰🦜

The newbies pushed their population to a milestone 325 birds--estimated as the first time above 300 in 75 years! https://nbcnews.to/4yiigc4

“We need to redouble our efforts.”

Water depletion levels sank 42% below normal in 2025 with rivers enduring one of the driest years in 3+ decades, according to a new WMO study that highlights increasing impacts of the climate crisis and extreme weather whiplash events. https://bit.ly/46BjsuO

Day 1: Climate Week NYC ✅

Yesterday, Pacific Environment and @envdefensefund.bsky.social brought together maritime experts for an engaging roundtable on port electrification as part of #ClimateWeekNYC.⚡

👏 ✈️ A big step for sustainable aviation fuel and decarbonizing aviation! The Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) today announced a significant and promising commitment from members.

Read more about this milestone: https://bit.ly/4yJ6bwe

Methane can no longer hide. 🛰️ Tomorrow: @envdefensefund.bsky.social @unep.org and TED Countdown host Methane Mission Control at #ClimateWeekNYC, where EDF's Makenzie Lystrup and policy, science & energy leaders will explore how satellite data can drive lasting cuts. www.unep.org/events/unep-...

This decision shows what EDF and others have been arguing for years: increasingly expensive gas plants that come with a 30 year mortgage are a bad deal to meet unpredictable data center demand.

Read what EDF NC Policy Director, Will Scott, told Politico: https://politi.co/4AuEnNS

EPA power plant rollback: 28 million more asthma attacks ⁉️

Our kids' lungs just got a price tag. 😤 EPA's power plant rollback could mean 28 MILLION more asthma attacks by 2047, per a new EDF analysis. 🫁 More smog across about 75% of the country, too. Nope. #momsky

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Asia-Pacific is expected to drive over 75% of global natural gas demand growth by 2050. 📈

At #GasTech2026, EDF's Hanling Yang says methane mitigation is the best near-term opportunity for oil and gas. Methane is a valuable energy resource, not just a pollutant.

GREAT NEWS! 👏 Colorado just became the first state in the nation to fully implement the 2024 EPA Methane Rule!

A groundbreaking win for Coloradoans that shows how states are leading the way forward on climate: www.edf.org/ZuJ6