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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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Northeast Revs Up Clean Transportation Planning

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are working together to develop a regional clean transportation policy that delivers better, more equitable outcomes, improves transportation options, and cleans up the air.

Red and Blue Colorado Votes for Relief from Pain at the Pump

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner, Noah Long
While bitter politics may have paralyzed legislative efforts in D.C., in Colorado, bipartisan legislation is now headed to Governor Jared Polis’ desk to be signed into law that would ensure Coloradans gain access to a cleaner, cheaper, transportation fuel.

State of Washington Ready to Lead on Climate

Expert BlogNoah Long
This year Washington state is poised to take several decisive steps to confront climate change. After years of political gridlock and aggressive pushes by fossil fuel companies to block clean energy, the 2019 legislature appears close to passing a suite…

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Green-light Clean Transportation

Expert BlogBruce Ho
A coalition of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states released a roadmap for building a clean and modern transportation system that cuts pollution, creates jobs, boosts their economies, improves transportation access and equity, and enhances public health through improvements in public transportation.

Is High-Speed Rail on the Rocks?

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
California’s proposed bullet train is in trouble, while a Texas project is meeting resistance. What’s going on?

Yet Another Delusional Presidential Budget for DOE

Expert BlogJackie Wong, Arjun Krishnaswami
President Trump has once again proposed disastrous cuts to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s clean energy innovation budget, even though Congress ignored his similar budget proposal last year and instead provided increased research and development (R&D) funding. Congress should…

New Mexico Passes Bill to Plug Cars into Clean Electricity

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner, Noah Long
Consumer research reveals that people want to buy electric vehicles (EVs), but often hesitate to do so because of a lack of charging infrastructure. Aside from Tesla’s superchargers, there are only six public fast-charging locations in all of New Mexico…

A Clean Future: Uniting Behind Beneficial Electrification

Expert BlogDerek Murrow
Beneficial electrification is an idea that’s united the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and America’s Electric Cooperatives (NRECA). While we don’t agree on everything, our groups are working together to find ways to make the electric grid cleaner and using…

High Electric Car Fees in Ohio: Unfair & Counterproductive

Expert BlogMark Nabong
The State of Ohio is currently debating a proposal to raise needed road repair funding by imposing an annual registration fee of $200 would be assessed on electric vehicles and of $100 on hybrids. Such high fees are bad for…

Welcome to Oslo! NO PARKING.

Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine
More and more European cities are effectively banning automobiles from their city centers—and it seems to be working out just fine for local businesses.

NRDC Sues U.S. DOT as the Gateway Project Stalls

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
NRDC has filed suit as the White House appears to be delaying the environmental review process to slow down an important project the President opposes—rebuilding the tunnel under the Hudson River.