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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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The Climate Crisis Is a Reproductive Justice Issue

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
Just as climate change is having a heavier impact on women of color, ending protections of reproductive rights will also have greater impact on women of color.

House Committee Tees Up Historic Housing Investments

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

The House Financial Services Committee's contribution to the Build Back Better Act presents a historic opportunity to invest in safe, affordable, and climate-resilient housing.

Affordable Housing Is Key to a Clean Energy Economy

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
It was an honor presenting NRDC's recommendations for ensuring that investments in racial equity, affordable housing and transit can ensure clean energy jobs continue to be the fastest growing job sector in the economy.

“Building Back Better” Buildings

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek, Khalil Shahyd
President Biden’s new American Jobs Plan will put our country on a path to a better, more efficient future for all.

Federal Energy Efficiency: Promoting Equity and the Planet

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd, Lara Ettenson
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately affect low-income communities of color and threatens to plunge our economy deeper into a recession at a time when many families and communities are already struggling to meet basic needs. The federal government should…

The Potential Eviction Crisis Could Create a Debt Time Bomb

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
If Congress doesn’t urgently act, U.S. households that are most vulnerable to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic face the increasing threat of evictions at the worst possible time—and America risks a consumer debt time bomb.

Trump Coronavirus Response Could Hurt Low-Income Americans

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

The Trump administration has attempted to cut funding from key federal programs that support low-income families since he’s taken office and now the public health emergency of the coronavirus appears to be his most recent excuse to target the most…

Rural Families Overburdened with Higher Energy Costs

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

Rural families face the highest energy burdens of any household group in America and spend a much larger percentage of their income on energy bills than the average family, according to a new study published today by Energy Efficiency for…

Trump’s Budget Promotes a Dystopian America

Expert BlogKhalil Shahyd
This week, President Donald Trump released his FY 2019 Budget proposal that includes deep cuts to many key federal agencies, and an increase in funding for the Pentagon and $18 billion for a wall on the Mexican border.

CPP Repeal Would Burden Families with Cost of Dirty Energy

Expert BlogKhalil Shahyd
Some of the most significant benefits of the Clean Power Plan, which the Trump Administration is now proposing to repeal, are to low-income Americans—those most likely to suffer most from climate change.

Residential Energy Efficiency is Largest Source of CO2 Reduction Potential

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

In a little over a month, we’ve experienced three devastating hurricanes that have stretched the nation’s capacity to respond and recover. Meanwhile, tropical storm Nate is now forming in a gulf, expected to reach landfall as a hurricane somewhere between…