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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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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

China Taking Further Steps to Clean Up Shipping Pollution

Expert BlogBarbara Finamore
China has taken another important step to combat shipping pollution. On December 10th, the Ministry of Transport released a new regulation designating a coastal domestic emission control area (DECA) that extends 12 nautical miles off China’s coastline.

St. Petersburg Wins Climate Challenge; 5 More Cities to Join

Expert BlogJay Orfield
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced St. Petersburg as the 20th winning city in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC), a $70 million dollar program designed to accelerate ambitious U.S. cities’ efforts to tackle climate…

The Future of Seattle’s Ferries Is Electric

DispatchSeattle, WashingtonStarre Vartan
The largest ferry system in the United States prepares to stop using diesel fuel to help Washington achieve its climate action goals.

A Banner Year for Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Climate Leadership

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic continued their trek toward climate progress this year with more progress on power plant goals and a new bipartisan commitment to tackle the region’s next big climate challenge: transportation.

Clean Transportation Is the Northeast’s Next Frontier

Expert BlogBruce Ho
A new report from twelve Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. shows that residents are clamoring for clean and modern transportation solutions. States in the region are gearing up to do something about it.

Agreement Proposed to Electrify San Diego’s Buses and Trucks

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner, Miles Muller
One of Southern California’s largest utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), would deploy charging infrastructure to support around 6,000 electric buses, trucks, and other medium and heavy-duty vehicles—and an electric school bus vehicle-to-grid ("V2G") pilot project—under a proposal filed…

Californians: The Environmental Choice Is NO on Prop 6

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
Proposition 6 is a harmful proposal that would eliminate billions of dollars in transportation funding that is currently supporting public transportation and being invested in critical repairs to California's bridges and roads.