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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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Christie’s Last-Minute Nuclear Bailout Plans for New Jersey

Expert BlogDale Bryk
In the latest move to ram through a multibillion-dollar subsidy package for the state’s (currently thriving) nuclear plants, outgoing Governor Chris Christie is signaling that he won’t consider legislation that includes provisions to protect taxpayers and preserve New Jersey’s ability…

Zinke Is at It Again: More Oil & Gas Favors on Public Lands

Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma
In another attack on the Interior Department’s common sense measures to cut pollution from oil and gas operations on the nation’s public lands, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is trying again to stay the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Waste…

Trump EPA Abdicates Law Enforcement, Gives Polluters Amnesty

Expert BlogJohn Walke
The Trump EPA is reversing clean air enforcement positions against coal-burning power plants that EPA has taken and that federal courts have upheld not once, but twice. Moreover, the Trump administration promises EPA enforcement relief to all industrial polluters covered…

Drilling for Tax Cuts: The Devastating Alaska Provision

Latest NewsAlaskaJeff Turrentine
Most Americans, including many congressional Republicans, are strongly opposed to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So why is it attached to the tax bill?

Methane Promises Are No Substitute for Rules

Expert BlogBriana Mordick
We welcome genuine efforts by industry to curb its methane and other air pollution, but this current effort falls far short of what’s needed and possible.

Pipe Dreams: Economic & Jobs Myths of Natural Gas Pipelines

Expert BlogAmy Mall
As the Virginia State Water Control Board begins its deliberations on the Clean Water Act certification for ACP and MVP this week, it is increasingly clear that there is no need for either of these pipelines

Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban Moves Forward

Expert BlogRob Friedman
In a historic victory, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), the body responsible for regulating activities affecting water quality in the Delaware River Basin, just released draft regulations banning fracking in the entire watershed. This is thanks to years of…

Judge Blocks Valley Lateral Pipeline and FERC Overreach

Expert BlogKimberly Ong
A federal judge recently halted construction on the Valley Lateral Pipeline—a temporary reprieve for New Yorkers in the fight against fossil fuel development. Valley Lateral Pipeline, a 7.8-mile natural gas pipeline, would have connected the larger Millennium Pipeline to the…

A Global Alliance to Phase Out Coal Forms at COP23

Expert BlogHan Chen
In the same week Trump Administration officials tried to convince negotiators at the global COP23 climate conference that more coal use was needed, a global alliance of over two dozen countries, provinces, states and cities has formed to declare a…