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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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100 Percent Zero GHG Energy Bill Passes California Assembly

Expert BlogPeter Miller
The California State Assembly today approved legislation that will commit the state to fully eliminating carbon pollution from electricity generation before the middle of the century. The legislation now returns to the Senate for a final vote. If successful, it…

Better Buildings Can Limit Climate Change

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
This blog presents a radically optimistic view of how retrofitting all existing buildings in America can cut climate emissions dramatically by 2030. Such a program will require vastly expanded resources, but we have practical experience of having done it in…

Minnesota Could Reap $30 Billion Driving on Electricity

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner
What would happen if millions of Minnesotans ditched gasoline and started to drive on cleaner, cheaper electricity? A new report from MJ Bradley & Associates answers that question, demonstrating that Minnesota could realize upwards of $30 billion in avoided expenditures…

Newest GOP Infrastructure Plan: A Fantasy without Funding

Expert BlogAnn Shikany, Scott Slesinger
We need a dramatic, innovative and sustainable solution to build modern transportation system that will support economic growth and prosperity. Unfortunately, the infrastructure funding proposal put forward by House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster is not it.

Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Is WORSE Than Nothing

Expert BlogLissa Lynch
The Clean Power Plan replacement proposed today by Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler demonstrates the Trump EPA’s unflagging commitment to propping up polluters. The proposal is designed to require power plants to do nothing to reduce their carbon pollution, and it…

Separating Fact from Fiction in EPA’s CPP Talking Points

Expert BlogLissa Lynch
As the Trump EPA prepares to unveil its proposed CPP replacement, E&E News obtained the agency’s talking points, giving us a window into how Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler plans to spin this Dirty Power Scam. Here are our rebuttals to…

Colorado Moves Forward with Clean Cars Rulemaking

Expert BlogNoah Long
Colorado’s clean air got a shot in the arm as the state took a step closer to adopting advanced clean cars rule, as the state’s air commission voted to pursue advanced pollution and mileage standards.

The Missing Piece to Energy Storage Is in Your Driveway

Expert BlogPamela MacDougall, Vignesh Gowrishankar
Our clean energy future will require more energy storage to help ensure the lights stay on when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Your shiny new electric vehicle may also become an important type of battery for…

LA Needs More Homes Near Our Next Subway to Cut Carbon

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
On the heels of a recent plan to add more homes near the Expo Line, the City of L.A. is kicking off a study that will consider allowing more homes and legalizing apartments near the under-construction Purple Line Subway.

Northam Brings Virginia's Energy Future into Sharper Focus

Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

While the Trump administration puts the nation in reverse on cleaning up vehicle pollution, Governor Ralph Northam put the Commonwealth on the road to cleaner energy in announcing yesterday a $14 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across…

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.

How Not to Waste Clean Energy: New Support for CA’s AB 813

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
Important new evidence just surfaced about a growing problem that burdens California’s clean energy transition: we are quite literally throwing away increasing amounts of clean energy, enough during some months to power more than 100,000 households with pollution-free electricity. Fortunately…

D.C. Circuit Decision Is a Win for Customers and the Climate

Expert BlogBruce Ho
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s second-highest court, delivered a victory to customers and the climate last week when it rejected a request from fossil fuel generators to ignore the contributions of renewable energy to a reliable electricity…