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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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New York Is Poised to REV Up Its Electric Vehicles Market

Expert BlogMiles Farmer, Luke Tonachel
Through its much-discussed Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) effort to modernize our electric system for the 21st century, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is well positioned to put the pedal to the metal on the adoption of electric…

Airplanes vs. Bullet Trains: The Race Is On in Texas

Latest NewsTexasJeff Turrentine
Fifty years ago, Southwest Airlines revolutionized regional air travel. Now another Texas-based business is launching a counterrevolution on the ground—and the carbon savings could be huge.

China Fighting Air Pollution in Air, Land, and Sea

Expert BlogBarbara Finamore
China has been rightly lauded for signing the Paris Agreement at the United Nations on Earth Day, April 22, and pledging to formally ratify the Agreement before the G20 Hangzhou summit in September this year. As part of China’s multi-front…

Who Saved the Electric Car?

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
It appears that 325,000 revved-up Tesla fans did—and they may represent just the tip of the iceberg.

New York State Enacts Electric Vehicle Consumer Rebate Program

Expert BlogLuke Tonachel
Kudos go out today to New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s legislators for incorporating consumer rebates toward the purchase of new electric vehicles (EVs) into the state’s annual budget for the first time.

Docking Diesel Pollution

NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, California, Long BeachNicole Greenfield
How NRDC is protecting the health of communities by helping clear the air at some of the world’s busiest ports.