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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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LA City Council Moves to Slash GHG Emissions from Buildings

Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson, Maria Stamas
Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, took a bold step toward reducing climate pollution this week when its City Council adopted an amendment aimed at making steep reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial and residential buildings, including by…

Debunking the State of the Union on Infrastructure

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
How about this for disastrous trifecta? President Trump was wrong the facts, misguided in his emphasis and avoided the real issue when he discussed infrastructure last night.

India Green News: 4th Straight Hottest Year in India & More

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
2017 was the fourth straight hottest year recorded in India; How energy efficiency policies can help India save almost $17 billion by 2030; Air pollution-linked deaths will triple by 2050 if no action is taken

California Goes Big on EVs

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui
Governor Brown released an Executive Order today providing the details of an initiative to put 5 million electric-drive vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030, part of a new goal announced yesterday in his State of the State address.

CA Moves to Electrify Cars, Trucks, Buses & Other Stuff

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner
The California Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved 15 utility pilot programs with a collective budget of $43 million to “accelerate widespread transportation electrification,” as required by a landmark clean energy bill adopted in 2015.

An Open Letter to NYC Mayor de Blasio on Congestion Pricing

Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein
We believe the City and State should advance a congestion pricing strategy that will not only generate ongoing funds for transit, reduce congestion and curb air pollution, but also rationalize the current toll structure by lowering tolls on some city…

Our Grid Needs to Go on a Diet to Get Leaner and Greener

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
Many regions of the United States have overbuilt and retained too many power plants, which can be detrimental to their owners, consumers, clean alternatives like wind and solar power, and flexible resources like energy storage and demand response (compensating customers…

PJM Asks of FERC: Abandon Basic Economic Principles

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
In its recent comments at FERC on the DOE proposal, PJM floated an idea that would inflate electricity market prices, particularly for large, inflexible, coal and nuclear power plants at times when they are least needed but can’t turn down…

Keeping a Close Watch on China’s Climate Transition

NRDC in ActionBeijing, Shanghai, ChinaJeff Turrentine
JingJing Qian, senior strategic advisor for NRDC’s China program, is bearing witness to some truly remarkable changes taking place in her home country. She’s also helping to make those changes happen.

DOT’s Highway Emissions Rule Horror Story

Expert BlogDeron Lovaas
Politicians running the Federal Highway Administration want to keep us in the dark by rolling back the rule that requires transportation plans to account for the carbon pollution that damages our health and our climate.

Clean Energy Momentum Remains Strong Despite Federal Changes

Expert BlogAmanda Levin
While the federal landscape has radically shifted, clean energy records are being shattered and climate progress has continued thanks to local action, ever-improving economics, and consumer interest, according to NRDC’s Fifth Annual Energy Report, America's Clean Energy Revolution.

Illinois Sees Widespread Benefits from Electrifying Vehicles

Expert BlogNoah Garcia
Illinois stands to gain billions in driver, grid, and environmental benefits from widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption, according to a new MJ Bradley & Associates (MJB&A) report commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club.