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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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We Saved the Ozone Layer. We Can Save the Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger

Climate change is not the first planetary pollution crisis we have faced. That distinction belongs to the depletion of the earth’s protective ozone layer. And how we solved the ozone crisis teaches lessons for climate change.

Setting the Standard for Climate-Protective Homes

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
A new energy standard for homes can save an additional 20 percent compared to the current model that advanced jurisdictions are adopting. If your city or state wants to be greener, they should consider ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2018

U.S. Power in 2018: The Good, the Better, and the Gassy

Expert BlogAmanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek
The first numbers on last year’s energy trends are in, and there are two pieces of great news and one that should worry us: Solar and wind energy are thriving, coal-fired generation sunk to a four-decade low—but natural gas infrastructure…

Making Investments Climate Smart: Globally and in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
Human-induced climate change is an epoch-defining event that is already affecting all life on earth and, if left unchecked, portends catastrophic consequences. Both mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate the effects of climate change and adapting to its adverse impacts…

Capitol Abuzz With Climate Action

Expert BlogNRDC
A new committee and the first climate bill of the new Congress show that the climate crisis is back on the front-burner.

Flood Insurance Debate Begins

Expert BlogRob Moore
Congress is having its first hearing on flood insurance of the year. How do the proposed bills stack up on: Helping people move to higher ground? Increasing transparency and requiring disclosure of flood risk? Producing flood maps that reflect future…

A Tale of Two Hearings, Part I

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
Congress is holding two hearings at the same time on infrastructure. Will one be a waste?

It’s Time for Washington to Act on Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

As Senate Democrats show unity in the call for climate action, it’s time for others to follow their lead to tackle the greatest environmental crisis we face today.

Can We Talk About Toilet Paper?

Expert BlogUnited StatesAnthony Swift

We’re destroying forest ecosystems—and ancient, sacred First Nations communities—to satisfy the market for this everyday consumer product. We can and must do better.

Missing the Forest for the Toilet Paper

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
The loss of the world’s remaining intact forests is devastating our efforts to avoid cataclysmic climate change. Yet Procter & Gamble (P&G), whose tissue products take an outsized toll on these intact forests, is ignoring this dynamic.

Create Parks & Affordable Homes, Avoid Green Gentrification

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines. Yet as public and private investment in parks in low-income neighborhoods increase, so does…

City of Los Angeles Announces Bold Recycled Water Plan

Expert BlogTracy Quinn
Today the City of Los Angeles announced a bold plan to recycled 100 percent of the 260 million gallons of wastewater currently being discharged to the Pacific Ocean through the Hyperion Treatment Plant. The project will improve local climate resilience…