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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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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…

Oregon Cap and Invest Bill Is Ready for Prime-Time

Expert BlogNoah Long
When the Oregon legislature convenes in February, it will be presented with a serious legislative proposal for capping carbon and pricing carbon pollution, and investing in cutting emissions and creating a clean energy economy. The program would allow the state…

Trump Is Playing Mr. Grinch with Renewable Energy

Expert BlogNathanael Greene
Throughout 2017, when it comes to wind and solar, the Trump administration has been doing its best Grinch impersonation—he and his team seem to want to be the executive branch that stole our clean energy future.

Utilities Important Partners to Achieve Clean Energy Future

Expert BlogSheryl Carter, Ralph Cavanagh
As we look back at a year marked with doses of exasperation and bewilderment, one bright spot is continued progress in America’s clean energy transition, and the jobs and economic development that go with it. Substantial acceleration is still needed…

NJ’s Proposed Nuclear Bailout Explained: A Closer Look

Expert BlogDale Bryk
The New Jersey Senate recently introduced a standalone bill to subsidize failing nuclear plants. If enacted, this would be the first state measure to subsidize nuclear power plants in isolation, with no commitment to scale up the energy efficiency and…

Michigan Energy Package One Year Anniversary

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
It’s been one year since the Michigan legislature came together to support a vision for an affordable, reliable, and clean energy future. To celebrate PA 341 and PA 342’s anniversary and recap what has felt like Christmas year round, I…

This Is How We Stand Up to Trump

NRDC in ActionUnited States, Washington, D.C., Utah, Michigan, CaliforniaNicole Greenfield
Meet a handful of the NRDC staffers who resisted Trump’s attacks and defended our environment in 2017—and who won’t stop fighting anytime soon.

RGGI States Set a New Standard for Climate Action in 2017

Expert BlogBruce Ho
This has been a productive year for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which in August agreed to slash carbon pollution at least 30 percent further from Northeast and Mid-Atlantic power plants.

Latin America 2017: Top Three Green Trends

Expert BlogJames Blair
NRDC's Latin America team reflects on green accomplishments in the region and takes stock of significant events related to the environment and natural resources in 2017.

Biomass Advocates to U.S. Pols in 2017: Avoid Mistakes of EU

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick, Sami Yassa
While European Union countries like the United Kingdom continue to burn forest biomass—primarily in the form of imported wood pellets—to produce electricity, analysis conducted in 2017 shows it’s a bad bet financially and for the environment, underscoring the dangers of…

Utilities Must Partner In Coal Community Transition

Expert BlogAmanda Levin, Noah Long
The Washington utility commission recently approved a settlement supporting a planning and transition process for Colstrip. Puget had already committed to close two of the four units (of which it owns a 50% share). In this new order, the Commission…

Reliability Post-Indian Point? Yes. Now Clean Energy Is Key.

Expert BlogJackson Morris
A detailed new analysis from the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the body in charge of New York’s electric grid, confirms that the lights will stay on in New York when the Indian Point nuclear power plant closes in…

Environmental Triumphs Over Trump

Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson
Five (incredibly satisfying) times the administration’s anti-environment attacks backfired.

A Child of the Rust Belt

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
As a child growing up in the rust belt, I saw how attempts by polluting industries to ward off environmental regulation hastened the loss of jobs and led to the rust belt's rusting. Regulation would have promoted innovation, and likely…