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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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House Committee Tees Up Historic Housing Investments

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

The House Financial Services Committee's contribution to the Build Back Better Act presents a historic opportunity to invest in safe, affordable, and climate-resilient housing.

Workplace Heat Protections Across the Globe

Expert BlogInternationalTeniope Adewumi-Gunn

Solutions that protect workers from heat already exist and several countries have mandatory policies to ensure employers provide workers with heat-relieving measures.

Illinois Passes Nation-Leading, Equitable Climate Bill

Expert BlogIllinoisJ.C. Kibbey

Illinois has passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (SB2408) into law, redefining the possible and positioning the state as a national leader on equitable climate action.

Climate Change Demands New Paradigm for Disaster Management

Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore
As climate change makes catastrophic events like Hurricane Ida, the Caldor and Dixie fires in California, and prolonged drought in the southwestern United States more likely and more severe (and recovery more costly), we need an overhaul of how we…

FEMA Restores Potentially Lifesaving Flood Standard

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

The onslaught of Hurricane Ida—one of the strongest hurricanes to ever strike the U.S. mainland—has underscored the criticality of protecting the nation’s public infrastructure and more importantly, the lives of those who rely on it, from a more flood-prone future. 

Building Resilience, BRIC by BRIC

Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

FEMA has announced the first selections for its new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants. Did the first year of the program live up to its promises?

P&G’s Board Must Be Accountable for Forest Destruction

Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaShelley Vinyard

Ten months after Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) shareholders resoundingly called on the company to address its impacts on climate-critical forests and Indigenous rights, P&G has failed to take meaningful action.

Colorado Basin Shortages Point to Need for State Action

Expert BlogColoradoEd Osann

This year's unprecedented shortage declaration for the Colorado River should galvanize all Colorado Basin states to redouble their efforts to curtail wasteful and unnecessary uses of water and build more resilient communities. 

How to Survive and Thrive on a Hotter Planet

Expert BlogInternationalJuanita Constible

This week’s IPCC report makes it clear that heat waves will continue to worsen—so we must rise to the challenge of living with extreme heat events.

NRDC Sets Region Specific Water Targets for Each Office

Expert BlogUnited States, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Bozeman, Beijing, San Francisco, Santa MonicaMaria McCain

NRDC has seen a steady decline in total water usage institution-wide and has taken steps to advance water stewardship.