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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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State Programs Can Support Local Climate Action

Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo, Samantha Wilt
State-level programs that provide assistance to communities to ramp up local action on climate and clean energy can result in big benefits, both for states and the localities they support.

How to Clean Up U.S. International Development Finance

Expert BlogDan West, Han Chen
Though the Trump Administration intends to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. should still be committed to financing responsible low-carbon investment overseas.

Disaster Zones Solar Panel Exemption Would Hurt Homeowners

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
During workshops on rebuilding in Paradise, community members overwhelmingly expressed support for adhering to current building standards that require solar panels on most new homes. As well they might – rooftop solar is a cost-effective tool for creating safer, more…

Climate Science Is Not Mythology

Expert BlogRhea Suh
Trump and the GOP Congress are obsessed with undermining the climate crisis and the science behind it. This will cost us our future.

A Legacy of Activism

PerspectivesUnited States
Commemorating World Pride, NRDC staff reflect on the LGBTQ+ community’s contributions to the fight for people and planet.

Expanding Resilience to Fight Brutal Heat Across India

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye
Brutally hot weather is a major health threat in India and many other parts of the world because climate change is fueling more frequent, intense, and longer heat waves. In response to this mounting threat, cities and regions across India…

FSC Canada Pulls Even Further Ahead of the Pack

Expert BlogCourtenay Lewis
In order to honor Indigenous Peoples’ rights to make decisions about their traditional territories, stabilize the global climate, and protect threatened species, safeguards around forestry in Canada are urgently needed.

The Top-Down Contamination of the EPA

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
One thing hasn’t changed since Andrew Wheeler replaced Scott Pruitt: Career staffers are still being pressured to lie for their boss.

Potential Progress on California Wildfire Issues

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
A California state commission has issued a long-awaited draft report on how to manage costs and liabilities associated with catastrophic wildfires, which remain both agonizing recent memories and a continuing threat linked in part to climate disruption. The initial response…

DTE's Rate Case and Your Energy Bill

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently ordered significant cutbacks to a proposed rate increase by DTE. See what the DTE rate case means to families’ monthly energy bills across Michigan.

Michigan Rate Case Primer

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
Do you ever wonder how your monthly energy bill is calculated? Or how to lower your bill? Are you curious about the equity implications of how it’s structured? If you answered yes to any of these questions, keep reading for…

It’s Time to Expand the EV Tax Credit

Expert BlogDan West
Climate action can happen at the federal level right now. That is why we urge members of Congress to pass a tax extenders package this year—one that includes an expansion of the EV tax credit.