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Americans need climate and weather science more than ever. They also deserve to know when their government is trying to take it away.
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
What's the olive ridley sea turtle doing ~700 miles north of its known habitat range? Digging a nest and laying eggs — the first-recorded sea turtle species spotted along U.S. West Coast, per NOAA. Researchers note hot ocean temps & El Niño-driven climate shifts factoring in.
El Niño strikes again. Why sea turtles came to California in a first
Two olive ridley sea turtles that came to Southern California to nest may be "pioneers." Here's why this matters.
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October 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
What's the olive ridley sea turtle doing ~700 miles north of its known habitat range? Digging a nest and laying eggs — the first-recorded sea turtle species spotted along U.S. West Coast, per NOAA. Researchers note hot ocean temps & El Niño-driven climate shifts factoring in.
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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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In Alaska, soil in permafrost regions is warming the fastest
WSU research shows that soils across Alaska, where the effects of climate change are pronounced, have warmed rapidly in recent decades.
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October 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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
Trump is rolling back climate action. These 157 cities are going in the opposite direction
Researchers cataloged more than 1,400 local policies tackling everything from clean energy and building efficiency to extreme heat.
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October 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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
@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
October 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
🏆 🐻 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
@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
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"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.
Opinion | Here’s why the seafood on your plate had to be imported
There isn’t a single commercial-scale finfish farm in the United States.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"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.
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💡 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 ⬇️
@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 ⬇️
September 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
💡 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 ⬇️
@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
The newbies pushed their population to a milestone 325 birds--estimated as the first time above 300 in 75 years! https://nbcnews.to/4yiigc4
Record baby boom brings world’s heaviest parrot back from the brink
A record 90 chicks have been added to the population count of the kakapo parrot in New Zealand, delighting conservationists.
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September 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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
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
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
2025 was among driest years on record for world's rivers, study finds
Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world's water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year
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September 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“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
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
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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.⚡
Yesterday, Pacific Environment and @envdefensefund.bsky.social brought together maritime experts for an engaging roundtable on port electrification as part of #ClimateWeekNYC.⚡
September 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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.⚡
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
Read more about this milestone: https://bit.ly/4yJ6bwe
September 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
👏 ✈️ 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
Read more about this milestone: https://bit.ly/4yJ6bwe
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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-...
September 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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
Read what EDF NC Policy Director, Will Scott, told Politico: https://politi.co/4AuEnNS
Citing Trump, GOP regulators reject gas plant for Amazon data center
GOP officials in North Carolina said Duke Energy’s plans for powering the Amazon facility ran counter to the president’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge.
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September 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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
Read what EDF NC Policy Director, Will Scott, told Politico: https://politi.co/4AuEnNS
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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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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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EDF analysis: repeal of power plant pollution standards will cause up to 84,000 early deaths, $3 trillion in damages
New analysis by Environmental Defense Fund finds staggering costs from Trump EPA’s attempts to repeal protections against power plant climate pollution.
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September 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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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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.
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.
September 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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.
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.
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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
A groundbreaking win for Coloradoans that shows how states are leading the way forward on climate: www.edf.org/ZuJ6
September 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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
A groundbreaking win for Coloradoans that shows how states are leading the way forward on climate: www.edf.org/ZuJ6
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In this new explainer from @envdefensefund.bsky.social, climate scientist Dr Fiona Lo breaks down how warming is intensifying wildfires, floods, hurricanes and extreme heat and what can reduce the risks.
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EDF EXPLAINS: How Natural Disasters are Getting Worse!
Is climate change really making extreme weather worse? In this episode of EDF Explains, climate scientist Dr. Fiona Lo breaks down how rising global temperatures are intensifying wildfires, floods,…
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September 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
In this new explainer from @envdefensefund.bsky.social, climate scientist Dr Fiona Lo breaks down how warming is intensifying wildfires, floods, hurricanes and extreme heat and what can reduce the risks.
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Surging new solar capacity jumped 43% in Q2 & lifted install levels equivalent to power for 1/3 of all U.S. households! Inspiring milestone: “Solar and storage have grown to a scale most Americans have yet to fully realize ..." https://bit.ly/4rl3HSo
US solar can now power 50M homes – and red states led the boom
US solar can now power 50 million homes after a 45% year-over-year Q2 2026 surge – and Trump-won states accounted for 71% of additions.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Surging new solar capacity jumped 43% in Q2 & lifted install levels equivalent to power for 1/3 of all U.S. households! Inspiring milestone: “Solar and storage have grown to a scale most Americans have yet to fully realize ..." https://bit.ly/4rl3HSo
🫠 A former contestant on “The Bachelorette,” Zac Clark, was caught in torrential floods on 9/13 while running a half-marathon in Paramus, NJ.
Intense bouts of flash flooding hit areas of NJ on Sun, prompting water rescues and trapping drivers inside their vehicles.
#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
Intense bouts of flash flooding hit areas of NJ on Sun, prompting water rescues and trapping drivers inside their vehicles.
#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
September 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
🫠 A former contestant on “The Bachelorette,” Zac Clark, was caught in torrential floods on 9/13 while running a half-marathon in Paramus, NJ.
Intense bouts of flash flooding hit areas of NJ on Sun, prompting water rescues and trapping drivers inside their vehicles.
#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
Intense bouts of flash flooding hit areas of NJ on Sun, prompting water rescues and trapping drivers inside their vehicles.
#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
$259 MILLION—for a coal plant running long past its retirement.
The Trump administration forced an aging Michigan coal plant to stay open, putting costs on families and communities. Today, a federal court ruled the order was unlawful.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJG
The Trump administration forced an aging Michigan coal plant to stay open, putting costs on families and communities. Today, a federal court ruled the order was unlawful.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJG
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
$259 MILLION—for a coal plant running long past its retirement.
The Trump administration forced an aging Michigan coal plant to stay open, putting costs on families and communities. Today, a federal court ruled the order was unlawful.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJG
The Trump administration forced an aging Michigan coal plant to stay open, putting costs on families and communities. Today, a federal court ruled the order was unlawful.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJG
Americans need climate and weather science more than ever. They also deserve to know when their government is trying to take it away.
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
September 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Americans need climate and weather science more than ever. They also deserve to know when their government is trying to take it away.
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
That’s why EDF is joining @ucs.org and @earthjustice.org to fight back in court.
Learn more: https://www.edf.org/ZuJT
With the @unep.org concluding that the world will exceed a dangerous threshold of warming in the next few years, we have a clear existential case for climate action — but we also have an economic one 👇
NEW @unep.org report shows every US$1 invested in climate + clean air action can generate ~US$15 in economic benefits -- more than addressing the challenges separately.
Opportunities include proven, cost effective solutions like cutting oil & gas methane. 👏 www.unep.org/resources/hi...
Opportunities include proven, cost effective solutions like cutting oil & gas methane. 👏 www.unep.org/resources/hi...
September 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
With the @unep.org concluding that the world will exceed a dangerous threshold of warming in the next few years, we have a clear existential case for climate action — but we also have an economic one 👇
Intriguing look at how rapidly expanding V2G tech provides versatile clean energy potential in CA.
It's a major lift for the state's storage targets by 2036. “The next generation of grid infrastructure is already sitting in our driveways, homes, and businesses.” https://bit.ly/4yuqFc0
It's a major lift for the state's storage targets by 2036. “The next generation of grid infrastructure is already sitting in our driveways, homes, and businesses.” https://bit.ly/4yuqFc0
Just 10% of California's EVs could provide 9 GW of grid power
Just 10% of California's EVs could provide 9 GW of power for 12 hours, cutting grid costs and easing peak demand.
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September 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Intriguing look at how rapidly expanding V2G tech provides versatile clean energy potential in CA.
It's a major lift for the state's storage targets by 2036. “The next generation of grid infrastructure is already sitting in our driveways, homes, and businesses.” https://bit.ly/4yuqFc0
It's a major lift for the state's storage targets by 2036. “The next generation of grid infrastructure is already sitting in our driveways, homes, and businesses.” https://bit.ly/4yuqFc0
Climate change is creating new and growing risks to our health. This summer alone, we’ve seen harmful wildfire smoke and the parasitic infection cyclosporiasis affect communities across the country.
Here's what you should know: https://www.edf.org/ZuJU
Here's what you should know: https://www.edf.org/ZuJU
September 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Climate change is creating new and growing risks to our health. This summer alone, we’ve seen harmful wildfire smoke and the parasitic infection cyclosporiasis affect communities across the country.
Here's what you should know: https://www.edf.org/ZuJU
Here's what you should know: https://www.edf.org/ZuJU
Attending #ClimateWeekNYC this year? Join us 9/21-25 at our NYC offices & across the city to join policymakers, companies, communities, & climate experts finding solutions to the world’s most pressing climate challenges.
Check out our calendar of events: https://www.edf.org/Zuo9
Check out our calendar of events: https://www.edf.org/Zuo9
EDF at Climate Week NYC 2026
At Climate Week NYC, EDF will work with partners to advance proven solutions for tackling climate change. Learn about EDF’s work and Climate Week events.
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September 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Attending #ClimateWeekNYC this year? Join us 9/21-25 at our NYC offices & across the city to join policymakers, companies, communities, & climate experts finding solutions to the world’s most pressing climate challenges.
Check out our calendar of events: https://www.edf.org/Zuo9
Check out our calendar of events: https://www.edf.org/Zuo9
Does global climate action still have a future?
Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC, EDF’s @angelack.bsky.social considers how int'l cooperation can deliver meaningful progress at a time of rising energy costs, extreme weather & growing global fragmentation: https://www.edf.org/ZuoV
Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC, EDF’s @angelack.bsky.social considers how int'l cooperation can deliver meaningful progress at a time of rising energy costs, extreme weather & growing global fragmentation: https://www.edf.org/ZuoV
Does global climate action have a future? - Climate 411
As leaders gather for Climate Week NYC, progress on methane, groundwater and wildfire preparedness shows how international cooperation can strengthen — rather than replace — local action. By Angela C...
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September 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Does global climate action still have a future?
Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC, EDF’s @angelack.bsky.social considers how int'l cooperation can deliver meaningful progress at a time of rising energy costs, extreme weather & growing global fragmentation: https://www.edf.org/ZuoV
Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC, EDF’s @angelack.bsky.social considers how int'l cooperation can deliver meaningful progress at a time of rising energy costs, extreme weather & growing global fragmentation: https://www.edf.org/ZuoV