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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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Trump Is Selling Out Our Oceans Amidst a Crisis

Expert BlogMolly Masterton
In a new executive order, the Trump Administration is eyeing our oceans as its next target for rolling back protections in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis.

Life in the Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands

Expert BlogTexas, New MexicoJessica Carey-Webb

90 percent of the grassland bird species that breed on the Great Plains in the United States and Canada winter in the grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert, which encompasses the northwestern region of Mexico, spreading into the states of Arizona…

As Maryland Bans Toxic Flame Retardants, Eyes on New York

Expert BlogAvinash Kar
In these troubled times, good news out of Maryland. Yesterday, legislation banning the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture, certain children’s products, and mattress foam became law.

Pebble Mine: Still Crazy After All These Years

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
As the Army Corps of Engineers ignores requests for a pause in its process, Northern Dynasty Minerals (aka Pebble Partnership) fails to address objections to its preposterous mine plan or fix fatal flaws in its environmental review.

The Circus Is Back In Town: Dominion's Monopoly-Money IRP

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
It's another missed opportunity for Virginia's largest monopoly to look out for both Virginians and the environment, by showing how a clean energy transition, founded upon a bedrock of doubling down on energy efficiency to reduce demand and costs, steady…

Data Show Millions at Risk of Water Shutoffs During COVID-19

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoan Leary Matthews, Larry Levine

To protect ourselves from the coronavirus, health officials repeatedly tell us to “wash our hands.” Many people can do that, but if you don’t have water in your home because it has been shut off by the water utility, you…

Too Frail to Fail? Fed Tailors Loans for an Ailing Oil Patch

Expert BlogDouglass Sims
The Fed’s Main Street lending program—meant to provide COVID relief small businesses—is being tailored to fit ailing oil companies and their bankers, whose problems predate the current crisis. That’s a bad idea.

Fixing the Fix: How to Stop a Fossil Fuel Bailout

Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced legislation today—the Resources for Workforce Investments, not Drilling Act (ReWIND)—that would limit access of fossil fuel companies to federal bailouts that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Hot Spots Put Meatpacker Giants on the Front Burner

Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD
Last month Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson told a local TV station that, "COVID-19 in Nobles County (MN) is the equivalent of New York City per capita." Peterson, the Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, would be only half right today…

Clean Air Act: Tremendous Lifesaver and Economic Engine

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Amanda Levin
Marking the 50th anniversary of the first ever Earth Day, a newly released study finds that air pollution programs implemented under the federal Clean Air Act are saving hundreds of thousands of lives and delivering trillions in economic benefits to…

Mother’s Day Gifts to Treat Mom (and Mother Earth)

Expert BlogEmily Deanne
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, why not consider an environmentally friendly gift to show you care about her and the world she lives in, too? There are lots of reasonably priced options that will save her money on energy bills…