Environmental Defense Fund

An Environmental Defense Fund expert joined dozens of others at an EPA hearing today to oppose the Trump administration’s “reckless abandonment” of all national protections against climate pollution from fossil-fuel fired power plants. “Extensive peer-reviewed science confirms that greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations,” said Noha Haggag, Senior Attorney at Environmental Defense Fund, in her testimony.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of environmental and consumer protection organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s final rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a move that will make new vehicles less fuel efficient, increase gasoline consumption, and drive up costs for American drivers already facing high gas prices.

(Richmond, Virginia – October 1, 2026) Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released an energy plan which demonstrates the administration’s priorities and pathways to meeting Virginia’s clean energy goals and forecasted power demand growth. To produce the plan, the state analyzed multiple different pathways to meet demand, with each pathway scaling clean, affordable energy and reducing climate and health-harming air pollution.

NEW YORK — Environmental Defense Fund today announced that Masako Konishi has joined EDF in early September as Japan Region Chief, based in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the effort to further strengthen the nonprofit’s capacities around the world. As the new Japan Region Chief, Konishi will serve as EDF’s principal representative in the country, leading the organization’s work on both energy transition and climate resilient fisheries & oceans priorities.

The Trump administration released a final rule today that substantially weakens the nation’s fuel economy standards – a move that means Americans will pay more for gas and will suffer from more air pollution. “For decades, our national fuel economy standards have steadily made our vehicles more efficient and less expensive to drive.

Environmental Defense Fund and Atlas Public Policy today released a new report, The State of Clean Power in Q2 2026, finding that U.S. clean power continued to grow in the first half of the year, despite clean power project cancellations and more natural gas build out. The U.S. now has 489.6 gigawatts (GW) of operational clean power capacity, with another 211.7 GW planned or under construction through 2031.

According to news reports, the Trump administration will soon unveil a final rule that substantially weakens national fuel economy standards for new cars, SUVs, and passenger trucks. The rule is expected to be announced on Monday.

The Regional Organization for Western Energy elected its inaugural five-member Board of Directors, marking a major step toward independent governance of Western electricity markets; EDF has participated in the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative since 2023. • The Western electricity market is gaining momentum and delivering benefits: The Extended Day-Ahead Market has saved customers $11 million since launching in May 2026.

PHOENIX — In a major step toward greater electric utility transparency, Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson filed multiple requests directing Arizona Public Service, Tucson Electric Power, and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative to submit updated analyses detailing the ratepayer impacts of their proposed regional electricity market commitments.

NEW YORK — California Governor Gavin Newsom took a major step forward in linking California’s Cap-and-Invest program with Washington’s by announcing today at New York Climate Week that his office has completed the requirements for California and Washington to link their cap-and-invest markets. “California and Washington are showing how states can join forces to drive investments in affordable clean energy and curb climate pollution,” said Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense Fund.