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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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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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A Success Story: Getting Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Out

Expert BlogAvinash Kar
When Governor Brown entered office eight years ago, he took action to fix the regulation that was driving the use of pounds of toxic flame retardant chemicals in couches in California, across the country, and even into Canada. With his…

Post-Florence: Return to Normal for Big Ag but Not Neighbors

Expert BlogValerie Baron
As the residents of North Carolina begin the long process of recovery, our thoughts are with the people whose health and well-being are endangered because of this storm. State and federal governments must do everything in their power to help…

Showing Children's Health the Door at EPA

Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD
The Trump Administration abruptly forced a top pediatrician, and head of its Office of Children's Health Protection, on leave. It seems to be part of a pattern of disregard for good science, and for the protection of children from being…

EPA Won't Protect Our Kids. Will California?

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Miriam Rotkin-Ellman
The EPA will fight to keep the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos in the fields and on our food, at the expense of children’s health. It's time for California to step up!

Drilling Off VA Coast: An Invitation for Climate Havoc

Expert BlogVirginiaFranz Matzner

The public is keenly aware that auctioning off public ocean waters to oil giants is not in the national interest. From catastrophic spills like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that oiled the entire Gulf region, to “minor” spills and almost…

One Year After Hurricane Maria: A Retrospective

Expert BlogUnited StatesMekela Panditharatne

More federal funds are needed to ensure that the Puerto Rico's infrastructure can be rebuilt with strength and sustainability to withstand future hurricane seasons and protect its hard-fought progress toward recovery.

U.S. Air Pollution Is “Completely Outrageous”

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
Business, health, and government leaders from around the country and around the world gathered last week to step up their fight against the harms of climate change. It's time for President Trump to do the same.

Drinking Water Impacts Reported Near VA Pipeline Site

Expert BlogAmy Mall
Now, groundwater and surface water across Virginia continue to be at risk from massive pipeline construction that is moving forward under permits that lack adequate protections for water quality or quantity. DEQ can and should act to enforce Virginia water…

What’s in Your Water? An Updated Analysis

Expert BlogUnited StatesKristi Pullen Fedinick
NRDC’s new analysis of the most recent EPA data finds that nearly 30 million people in the United States drank water from community water systems that violated the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule between January 2015 and March 2018.

Global Climate Action Summit: More Feast, Less Food Waste

Expert BlogElizabeth Balkan, Andrea Collins
At the Global Climate Action Summit, a group of state leaders and city mayors from around the world, representatives from food businesses, and innovation financers joined together to discuss the climate opportunity of minimizing food waste.

Putting a Human Face on India’s Climate Progress

Expert BlogIndiaRhea Suh

From embracing clean energy to improving waste management, these Indians are working to curb climate change—and ensure a cleaner, healthier future for their children.

Florence Increases Manure Lagoon & Coal Ash Threat

Expert BlogValerie Baron, Becky Hammer
In addition to potentially record-setting winds and rain putting residents in immediate danger, the storm also threatens to compound risks that frontline communities in North Carolina face every day from two environmental threats: industrial animal production facilities, also known as…