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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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Latin America Demonstrates Leadership at COP23

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Latin American countries, regions and cities demonstrated clear ambition and leadership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany over the past two weeks. Their progress appeared in the form of national commitments, participation in global…

Cities Stand United on Paris Agreement at COP-23

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
Facing a new reality in the wake of monster storms, unprecedented flooding, dangerous and record-breaking heat and drought, wildfires and other challenges, cities stand determined to set their own framework for climate action.

Indian Cities: Air Pollution this Diwali

Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

This Diwali, like last year, cities are seeing alarming pollution levels—with Ahmedabad at “very poor” and New Delhi at “severe”.

Report Highlights Importance of City-Level Energy Solutions

Expert BlogChristina Angelides
NRDC’s new report demonstrates the United States can reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, with city-level work to expand clean energy paramount to meeting this goal.

Some Hard Truths About Infrastructure

Expert BlogDouglass Sims
When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one of potentially unlimited expansion and opportunity. Communities and citizens would be linked and supported in ways that fostered growth and prosperity for generations to come.

Green Gentrification, and How Environmentalists Can Avoid It

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of public investment in their community. And there’s a lot that environmentalists can do to make equity a central part of urban greening, ensuring that existing residents are the ones who reap the benefits…

Congress Must Go Big on Water Infrastructure

Expert BlogLarry Levine
NRDC Senior Attorney Larry Levine testified in Congress on Sept. 26, 2017, calling for major federal investment in water infrastructure to ensure all people have affordable access to safe and sufficient water and sewer services.

CA Bills Aim to Relieve Doubt and Keep Good Food from Trash

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
Sitting on the Governor’s desk are two bills that will help cut through confusion and encourage getting good food into people’s bellies instead of tossed into the trash: AB 1219 (Eggman) the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act and AB…

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…

Cities Talk Boldly About Taking Action in the Face of Storms

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
Tough talk about meeting the challenges of climate change abounded among city leaders at a C40 event marking Climate Week NYC this week, with city leaders staking a claim as first responders in the face of growing alarm over powerful…

Harvey Exposed Oil Issues We Must Address

Expert BlogJacob Eisenberg
Hurricane Harvey shed light on oil industry vulnerabilities that put communities at risk. It gives us yet another reason to accelerate the transition from oil dependence.

We CAN Solve America’s Traffic Nightmare

Expert BlogAmanda Eaken
As L.A. residents lose an average of 104 hours to traffic every year, the city is exploring a supply-and-demand payment system for using congested roads.

Houston Is Hurting and Our Leaders Need to Listen

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
How many monster storms does it take for us to realize “freak occurrences” such as Hurricane Harvey are part of the new normal due to warming water and land—with the devastating consequences exacerbated by aging and inadequate infrastructure and unfettered…