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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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Local Water Reliability Act Boosts CA Coastal Water Supplies

Expert BlogDrevet Hunt
Every year, more than 400 billion gallons of water are diverted from California’s rivers, streams, and groundwater aquifers, used once, treated at a wastewater plant, and then dumped into the ocean. SB 332 would require California’s coastal communities to reduce…

I Dig You…Just Not Literally

Expert BlogArohi Sharma
You are powerful, miraculous, and we’re starting to learn. How to care for you, heal you, for the near and long term. But before we go further, I should call you by name.You are our precious Soil, Nature’s sexiest claim…

Green New Deal Rises to Scale of Climate Challenge

Expert BlogAliya Haq
After dire climate reports and devastating wildfires, hurricanes, and floods affecting Americans across the country, it's a breath of fresh air to see leaders working toward climate solutions to protect us today and ensure our kids don’t inherit a climate…

Jeopardizing Michigan’s Climate and Health Outlook

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
Michigan’s House voted against Governor Whitmer’s executive order that would better position the government to protect the health and safety of families across the state. The move is more than tone deaf, it’s dangerous, especially as NRDC’s new report underscores…

Gov. Cooper Telling Congress NC Can’t Fight Climate Alone

Expert BlogLuis Martinez
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is in Washington today urging members of Congress to bring the same intensity and determination they showed in helping his state recover from recent natural disasters to curbing climate change.

Infrastructure: A Better Deal to Fix It for Our Future

Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
President Donald Trump has a rare chance to offer a bridge across the divide in his State of the Union address tonight if he calls for robust infrastructure investments that address the risks to our climate and the needs of…

India Green News: 2018 India's Sixth Warmest Year on Record

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
2018 was sixth warmest year in India's recorded history: IMD; 74% of India’s new power capacity addition In 2018 was renewables; Ahmedabad civic body budget jumps by 30%, focus on pollution, cleanliness

Wanted: Congressional Leadership on Climate Adaptation

Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz
The 116th Congress has the opportunity and responsibility to turn a new page on climate action, with a renewed and urgent drive to slash carbon pollution and to prepare for the present-day and future climate impacts we cannot avoid.

New Disaster Bill Includes $849M for Water Infrastructure

Expert BlogRob Moore
A new disaster supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 268) was passed by the House of Representatives this week. It included $849 million for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems,more resilient and less vulnerable to storms in the future. Typically, federal disaster…

What Is Urban Flooding?

Expert BlogAnna Weber
A new report focuses attention on the widespread, costly, and under-recognized destruction of urban flooding.

Westward, ho! New City Policies Address Building Performance

Expert BlogKatharine McCormick
Western cities made major progress in building energy efficiency, with a recent flurry of activity in building performance policies. The land of big skies, big dreams, and yes, many big buildings got new city policies on the map. Fort Collins…

A New Congress and a New Hope for Flood Insurance Reform

Expert BlogJoel Scata
The 116th Congress, divided between a Democrat-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate, will more than likely continue to be driven by party rivalry, but reforming the broken National Flood Insurance Program could, and should, be one area where bipartisanship is…

Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2019

Expert BlogRich Schrader
We’ll be watching the Governor’s State of the Speech with great interest and hope that he seizes this moment to build a better future for our children and grandchildren.