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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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A New Prescription for Healthy Building Retrofits

Expert BlogMichele Knab Hasson
Not all building materials are created equal when it comes to people's health. A coalition of partners has created a resource to improve energy efficiency by using healthy retrofits in multifamily homes.

To Cool Down the Planet, Make Efficiency Cool: EE Day 2018

Expert BlogPat Remick
Energy efficiency may not be trendy (like saying no to straws), or edgy (like joining a protest), and it certainly isn’t high on the list for most young Americans when we think about small- or large-scale solutions to protect the…

EPA’s Dirty Power Plan Takes Aim at State Climate Leaders

Expert BlogBruce Ho
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to gut federal climate standards for power plants not only threatens to increase pollution and kill Americans, but would also impose pointless new administrative burdens on Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, making it costlier for…

CA Legislature Passes Two Historic Clean Heating Bills

Expert BlogCaliforniaPierre Delforge, Merrian Borgeson

In a timely move in these times of historic wildfires and smoky days, California has taken a big step toward reducing carbon emissions and air pollution from heating and hot water in homes and buildings.

Trump Is Not Above the Law

Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Courts across the country agree that our environmental laws must be enforced, not broken.

After Harvey, Congress Still Stuck on Flood Insurance

Expert BlogRob Moore
The nation relies on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give people information about flood risks, provide post-flood financial assistance, and help people become safer from flooding. But the NFIP isn’t up to new reality of storms like Harvey…

1,400 Water Filters Available for Newarkers Impacted by Lead

Expert BlogSara Imperiale, Claire Woods
NEW Caucus and NRDC are partnering with community organizations to distribute free water filters and replacement cartridges to those impacted by the city's ongoing lead in drinking water crisis.

Poll: Most Would Pay More to Help Others with Energy Bills

Expert BlogDeron Lovaas
A new national survey commissioned by Energy Efficiency for All finds that many Americans make sacrifices, sometimes serious ones, so they can pay utility bills. Thankfully a majority support policy solutions that boost energy efficiency of apartments and houses, even…

International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Free Nahuelbuta

Expert BlogChile, InternationalJames Blair

In the Nahuelbuta Mountains of what is now Chile, Indigenous Mapuche communities offer hopeful lessons for native forest restoration and river protection, based on deep historical relations with the local environment.

Climate Change Is Worsening Houston’s Housing Crisis

DispatchHouston, TexasTim Vanderpool
Since Hurricane Harvey, homelessness has gone up, some public housing residents are living in severely damaged homes, and others have been cast out to remote suburbs—to the detriment of local well-being and the economy.

New York Nixes Another Unnecessary Fossil Fuel Plant

Expert BlogKimberly Ong
New York State environmental officials announced today that the state will not renew a necessary air state facility permit for a controversial fossil fuel facility in Orange Country—the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Valley power plant.

St. Louis Building Code Update: Raising the Roof (Floor)

Expert BlogMissouriKatharine McCormick

St. Louis adopted the 2018 IECC, or International Energy Conservation Code, a model code that creates a floor for energy performance in new buildings. Because the IECC update addresses a wide range of energy uses in both commercial and residential…