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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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Pipeline Compressor Site Threatens Vulnerable Virginians

Expert BlogAmy Mall
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board (APCB) is about to consider a permit for a natural gas compressor station for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The site being considered for this compressor station is inappropriate, yet the Virginia Department of Environmental…

NRDC to EPA: Scrap the Dirty Power Plan, Strengthen the CPP

Expert BlogLissa Lynch
NRDC submitted extensive public comments strongly opposing the Trump EPA’s irresponsible proposal to cancel the groundbreaking Clean Power Plan and replace it with a deeply flawed dirty power plan that will result in more power plant carbon pollution, harming public…

Why Drill for Oil in Florida? Tiny Industry, Huge Risks.

Expert BlogAlison Kelly
Both current onshore oil production and the prospects for future oil expansion in Florida are minimal. Yet efforts continue to develop small amounts of oil and gas, at the expense of Florida’s sensitive natural resources, including the Everglades.

Arctic Drilling: Folly Wrapped in Rhetoric

Expert BlogFranz Matzner
Secretary Zinke this week—with great fanfare—approved a drilling operation in Arctic waters just off the coast of Alaska in the Beaufort sea. The Arctic is no place for oil and gas drilling, and this site is not far from one…

IPCC: The Future of Our Climate Is the Future of Our Forests

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick
We will not stay below 1.5 degrees unless we recognize that forests are our best tool for reducing carbon emissions and implement massive programs to protect, restore and expand them, and put an immediate end to subsidies and other policy…

Oil Search Threatens Endangered Florida Panther

Expert BlogAlison Kelly
The Florida panther is one of the most endangered mammals in the eastern United States, and now oil exploration and other development around the Florida Everglades is diminishing their critical habitat.

Amendment 74 Is a Loser for Coloradans

Expert BlogColoradoSam Gilchrist

With 11 carefully crafted words on this year’s ballot, oil and gas companies could swindle residents for generations.

Pipeline Chemical Coatings Are Serious Concerns

Expert BlogAmy Mall
The massive natural gas pipelines being installed across our country are typically coated to make them safer. But coatings consist of dangerous chemicals, and they can degrade with too much exposure to sunlight or water, thereby potentially decreasing their effectiveness…

IPCC 1.5°C Report: A Call to Transform Our Energy System

Expert BlogInternational, United States, ChinaHan Chen

The IPCC Special Report on 1.5C calls for immediate reductions in coal, oil and gas to avoid lockin-in high-carbon infrastructure, and calls for a rapid scaling up of renewable energy.

Korean Province to Phase Out Coal: Implications for Asia

Expert BlogHan Chen
South Chungcheong Province in South Korea has become the first region in Asia to officially join the global Powering Past Coal Alliance. The Province is home to half of Korea’s coal-fired power plants, so this declaration is a significant step…