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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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Industrial Efficiency Can Restore Jobs and Competitiveness

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
Programs to increase the efficiency of energy use in industry can speed the economic recovery from COVID-19 while continuing to cut climate pollution emissions. These programs produce more and better jobs, and increase participating companies' global competitiveness.

Illinois General Assembly Special Session

Expert BlogGina Ramirez
The Illinois General Assembly is reconvening for an emergency session in Springfield next week just as Cook County becomes the new COVID-19 epicenter, surpassing Queens, NY for the most cases in the nation. It is a particularly grim moment—but as…

New York State Rejects the Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline

Expert BlogRob Friedman
In a sweeping victory for communities across the region, Governor Cuomo has blocked the Williams pipeline from moving forward. Citing the potential of the pipeline to harm New York’s waterways, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied…

Trump’s Plan to Protect U.S. Fishermen Must Go Further

Expert BlogSandy Aylesworth
Trump's new Executive Order aims to protect U.S. fishermen by combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Illegal fishing hurts fishermen who fish fairly and severely harms marine ecosystems. If the United States is serious about stopping IUU fishing, it needs…

Now Is the Time to Improve SNAP for Food Insecure Families

Expert BlogMargaret Brown, Sara Imperiale
In a moment of crisis for food insecure families, we must expand and make more flexible this essential safety net to ensure low-income individuals can access fresh, healthy food safely.

The Forgotten Essential Workers

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
The laborers who harvest our fruits and vegetables are heroes, although they’re rarely treated that way. Now climate change threatens their safety—and our food supply.

Yet Another Reason Nancy Beck Should Not Run Consumer Agency

Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg
Former chemical industry exec Nancy Beck, the Trump Administration's Toxics Czar and nominee to run the Consumer Protection Safety Commission, has a long record of opposing stronger protections from toxic chemicals including asbestos, TCE and PFAS. A recent Associated Press…