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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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The RGGI Discussion in PA Is Getting Real

Expert BlogMark Szybist
A year after Governor Wolf directed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to cut carbon dioxide pollution from power plants, and following extensive stakeholder outreach and many presentations by DEP staff, Pennsylvania is about to take a major toward…

Out of Time: Regulators Must Prevent Utility Shutoffs

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

As we turn to yet another month in 2020, we can see ahead that an estimated 35 million households across 14 states will no longer have mandatory protections from having their electricity shut off. State utility regulators must act now…

Renewable Rikers Island: NYC Planning Commission Testimony

Expert BlogNew York CitySara Imperiale

NRDC provided testimony to the New York City Planning Commission in support of an amendment to the City Map establishing the entirety of Rikers Island as a Public Place, a designation that would prohibit Rikers Island from being used for…

New York: Protect People from Water Shutoffs During COVID-19

Expert BlogJoan Leary Matthews, Larry Levine
Over the summer, New York State did the right thing for utility customers feeling the severe economic downturn during the pandemic. The state adopted legislation (Laws of 2020, Chapters 108 and 126) requiring all utilities—water, gas, electric, telephone—to stop shutting…

Rule to Speed Oil Drilling in National Forests Released

Expert BlogJosh Axelrod, Samuel Eisenberg
The Trump administration unveiled a rule that will make it easier to drill for oil and gas in national forests. At a time when communities are suffering from dirty air and the dangers of a warming planet, we cannot afford…

Repeal Ohio’s House Bill 6

Expert BlogOhioDaniel Sawmiller

Ohio lawmakers could take action this week to repeal House Bill 6 which has been called the "worst energy bill of the 21st century."

Flushing Forests Is Risky Business for P&G

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
A shareholder resolution that is up for a vote in P&G's next shareholder meeting shows that investors increasingly see P&G's unsustainable sourcing as a risk.

Katrina, Climate, and Justice: A Future in Foreshadow?

PerspectivesNew Orleans, LouisianaZaria Howell
After Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana just days before the Katrina remembrance, photojournalism from 15 years ago reminds us that disaster preparation isn’t just about wind and water.

NY Can Reimagine Resource Adequacy with New, State-led Model

Expert BlogChristopher Casey, Cullen Howe
New York’s ambitious clean energy agenda is running into a buzz saw in the form of an increasingly discriminatory NYISO capacity market that produces excessive customer costs and significant health impacts; worse yet, those impacts disproportionately harm Black and Brown…

Putting an End to “Colonial Science”

PerspectivesInternationalJeff Turrentine
The scientific community is starting to confront internal biases that support social stratification, hinder international cooperation, and—sometimes—impair research.

What Is Climate Gentrification?

ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu
NRDC senior program advocate Sasha Forbes explains what it means to be displaced by climate change and why cities must invest in long-term housing affordability—and a self-sustaining future—for their low-income communities and communities of color.

CPUC Takes a Big First Step Toward Climate Change Adaptation

Expert BlogMohit Chhabra
California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just became the nation’s first utility regulator to take the impact of climate change on energy infrastructure and services seriously. This blog explains how climate change impacts each aspect of the energy system; how the…

Realtor.com Now Tells Home Buyers a Property’s Flood Risk

Expert BlogJoel Scata
Homeowners, home buyers, and prospective renters deserve to know whether their dream home is at risk. Realtor.com’s decision to provide flood risk information for millions of properties helps address a major problem: property-specific flood data is notoriously hard to find.

This National TP Day, Unroll the Truth About Charmin

Expert BlogAshley Jordan
The “tree-to-toilet pipeline,” which Charmin helps to fuel, devastates forests, the climate, and at-risk species. In fact, P&G’s unsustainable tissue supply chain continues to draw public attention and outrage.