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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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Residential Energy Efficiency is Largest Source of CO2 Reduction Potential

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

In a little over a month, we’ve experienced three devastating hurricanes that have stretched the nation’s capacity to respond and recover. Meanwhile, tropical storm Nate is now forming in a gulf, expected to reach landfall as a hurricane somewhere between…

Happy Energy Efficiency Day: Buy an LED Bulb to Celebrate

Expert BlogSheryl Carter
It’s officially Energy Efficiency Day so why not celebrate the virtues of smarter energy use—and the savings--by joining the Light Bulb Challenge and pledging to swap out at least one old, energy-guzzling bulb for an LED that can last for…

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.

Energy Access to Millions in India by 2018

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Nehmat Kaur
Scaling-up India’s ambition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new program, Saubhagya Yojna, to electrify all rural and urban households by December 2018. The new program aims to deliver on a long-promised aspiration for many Indian homes—light.

Affordable Housing Champion Takes HUD Leadership Role

Expert BlogDeron Lovaas
As readers of this blog are doubtless aware, NRDC is rightly very critical of the many wrongheaded appointments made by the Trump Administration. So it was a relief to learn about at least one appointee who is sorely needed at…

Energy Efficiency Leads Climate Fight at Lowest Cost, Impact

Expert BlogSheryl Carter, Dr. David B. Goldstein
What role can energy efficiency play in meeting the U.S. share of global climate goals? This question has been asked in many forums and models, and the answers are always consistent: smarter use of energy in buildings, transportation, and industry…

California: America’s Climate Leader

Expert BlogRhea Suh
The Golden State is stepping up its game to set the standard for powering our nation through 100 percent clean, renewable energy.

Trading Coal Plants for Solar Farms in India

NRDC in ActionIndiaNicole Greenfield
Senior attorney and India program director Anjali Jaiswal leads a small team that’s accomplishing big things in one of the world’s most polluted countries.

State Lawmakers Support Strong Federal Efficiency Standards

Expert BlogKit Kennedy
Federal energy efficiency standards help us heat, light and cool our homes; run our businesses; and use more electronic devices while also lowering our energy bills and slashing greenhouse gas and other forms of air pollution.

Huge Climate Opportunity If RGGI Governors Step Up

Expert BlogBruce Ho, Jackson Morris
The governors of nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states are about to make a momentous climate decision: how much power plant pollution they’re going to cut, and how fast they’ll cut it.