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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

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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Oregon Is Having a Tiny Home Boom

DispatchOregonBecca Cudmore
Some members of the small-house movement live off the grid—but Oregon’s cities want them to stay on it.

In a Harsh World, a Safe Haven

Expert BlogInternationalRhea Suh

America has always been a place of refuge for the desperate. But as the planet changes, the definition of “refugee” is changing along with it.

Our Warming World on Her Shoulders

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
With all the political, economic, and cultural barriers women face, how can we expect them to save us from climate change?

No on Los Angeles City Measure S, Yes on County Measure H

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
It’s no secret that LA’s antiquated land use system is failing its residents. Los Angeles deserves solutions that are aligned with health equity, racial justice, and environmental justice for all residents. Join NRDC on March 7th and vote No on…

The Right $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan for America

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
Democrats and President Trump both want to improve the nation’s infrastructure. To do so, the key is to prioritize the needs of the people and the environment—not the pockets of investors and industry CEOs.

Women Matter

Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Women are not only on the front lines of environmental and health crises—we are essential to the solutions.

Broad Opposition to Trump's EPA Pick, "Polluting Pruitt"

Expert BlogPete Altman
President-elect Trump's nominee to run the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is charged with protecting Americans' health from pollution, has a record of accepting campaign contributions from the industries he is supposed to regulate, working to overturn fourteen EPA standards…

No Environmental Justice, No Peace

NRDC in ActionNew York, North DakotaMelissa Denchak
When social inequity is the issue, NRDC campaigner Rob Friedman falls back on the basics: people skills.