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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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Protecting People Now with Climate Adaptation

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
The latest international report on climate change is sobering and scary. But it's still possible to deal with the present-day impacts of climate change and minimize future harm.

Happy Energy Efficiency Day 2018: Michigan Spotlight

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
Happy 3rd annual national Energy Efficiency Day! In Michigan, we have a lot to celebrate as energy efficiency has quickly become the cornerstone of the state's clean energy future.

Getting an Energy Efficiency Boost in Georgia

Expert BlogGeorgiaLamisa Chowdhury
Building owners—with a leg up from enlightened power companies—can make a difference in their residents’ health and quality of life through energy efficiency upgrades, especially when it comes to multifamily affordable housing.

Report: $200M in Renters’ Bill Savings Left on the Table

Expert BlogMaria Stamas
A report released today by the Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) coalition finds a large amount of energy efficiency and bill savings could be delivered to California’s low-income families with high energy cost burdens, but are currently being left on…

Indigenous Land Rights as a Climate Solution

Expert BlogJennifer Skene
In Canada’s boreal forest, which is particularly carbon-rich, promoting Indigenous-led protection is not only necessary to safeguard communities’ ways of life, but to prevent potentially devastating global climate impacts.

Post-Florence: Return to Normal for Big Ag but Not Neighbors

Expert BlogValerie Baron
As the residents of North Carolina begin the long process of recovery, our thoughts are with the people whose health and well-being are endangered because of this storm. State and federal governments must do everything in their power to help…

Why AGA Gets Electrification Wrong

Expert BlogAmanda Levin
The American Gas Association (AGA) is out with a report that attempts to contradict the widely-accepted consensus that electrification—the strategic replacement of fossil-fuel burning appliances, vehicles, and industrial equipment with electric versions powered by clean, renewable electricity—will be a key…

EPA Won't Protect Our Kids. Will California?

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Miriam Rotkin-Ellman
The EPA will fight to keep the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos in the fields and on our food, at the expense of children’s health. It's time for California to step up!

U.S. Air Pollution Is “Completely Outrageous”

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
Business, health, and government leaders from around the country and around the world gathered last week to step up their fight against the harms of climate change. It's time for President Trump to do the same.

Global Climate Action Summit: More Feast, Less Food Waste

Expert BlogElizabeth Balkan, Andrea Collins
At the Global Climate Action Summit, a group of state leaders and city mayors from around the world, representatives from food businesses, and innovation financers joined together to discuss the climate opportunity of minimizing food waste.

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…

OpEd: CA Latinos Leading Climate Change Transformation

Expert BlogLinda Escalante
California has cemented its status as a world leader on climate change. A greener, healthier future for all of us is possible as Latino leadership can change California, the United States, and the world.