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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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Reliability Experts to FERC: Focus on “No Regrets” Actions

Expert BlogJohn Moore, Gillian Giannetti
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its annual conference on electric system reliability this week. Unsurprisingly, the topic of resilience was featured throughout and the message from most energy experts was clear: power grids should focus on implementing “no…

Public Supports Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Clean Transportation

Expert BlogBruce Ho
After a series of public listening sessions across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, the message is clear: the region’s businesses and residents overwhelmingly support efforts to clean up and modernize our transportation system—the way we move people and goods across…

A Regional Grid Will Help Us Deal with Western Heatwaves

Expert BlogCarl Zichella
Heatwaves this time of year are not unusual. But the heat pummeling the Western U.S. is now part of a recognized trend in which they occur more often, last longer, and contribute to a range of impacts—including wildfires and terrible…

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…

Using More Renewable Energy by Managing Curtailment

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
As India seeks to integrate a growing share of renewables in its electricity grid, curtailment, defined as a “reduction in the output of a power generator from what it could otherwise produce given available resources (e.g., wind or sunlight), typically…

A Growing Push Against Expanding Fossil Fuel Production

Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch
NRDC joins citizens and major institutions around the world in calling for an urgent but stepwise approach for transitioning off fossil fuel sources and avoiding the lock-in of expensive long-term fossil fuel infrastructure investments that would take our long-term commitment…

The Rise of Chile’s River Protectors

NRDC in ActionChileNicole Greenfield
For decades, NRDC has worked alongside Chileans who are fighting to save Patagonia’s wildest rivers from being yoked by massive hydroelectric dams.

Chile’s River Protector Network Rejects Alto Maipo Complex

Expert BlogJames Blair
Water scarcity has become a mounting crisis in Chile. The country has been ranked as one of the most prone to water stress in the Western Hemisphere. Despite its reputation as one of the region’s advanced economies, Chile lacks an…