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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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Army Corps Proposed Project Could Threaten NY-NJ Waterways

Expert BlogJhena Vigrass
Offshore storm surge barriers, intended to shield thousands of miles of New York and New Jersey coastline and riverfront from storm damage, would seriously harm the communities and ecology of the Long Island Sound, Hudson River and New York-New Jersey…

Florida SLAPP Case Threatens Right to Free Speech

Expert BlogAlison Kelly
Florida's beauty is consistently under threat from those who seek to destroy it for profit. Environmental advocates now face a new threat in this fight in the state’s courts – “SLAPP” lawsuits targeted at environmental advocates speaking out on the…

Florence Increases Manure Lagoon & Coal Ash Threat

Expert BlogValerie Baron, Becky Hammer
In addition to potentially record-setting winds and rain putting residents in immediate danger, the storm also threatens to compound risks that frontline communities in North Carolina face every day from two environmental threats: industrial animal production facilities, also known as…

A Decade on the California Delta

DispatchCaliforniaDarcy Eveleigh
Photographer Max Whittaker shows us the many faces of the delta, including its strange and fascinating history and the challenges complicating its future.

Trump Is Not Above the Law

Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Courts across the country agree that our environmental laws must be enforced, not broken.

Senators Move to Undo Clean Water Protections

Expert BlogAmy Mall
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to consider a dangerous piece of legislation, one that would undercut the ability of states to protect their cherished water resources from harmful actions like oil and gas pipelines and dams.

Study: Pesticides May Pose Greater Risk to Marine Mammals

Expert BlogUnited StatesStacy Woods

A new publication in the journal Science shows manatees and other vulnerable marine and semi-aquatic mammals lack a critical line of biological defense against chlorpyrifos and other pesticides.

International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Free Nahuelbuta

Expert BlogChile, InternationalJames Blair

In the Nahuelbuta Mountains of what is now Chile, Indigenous Mapuche communities offer hopeful lessons for native forest restoration and river protection, based on deep historical relations with the local environment.