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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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A Catalyst for the Midwest’s Clean Energy Transition

NRDC in ActionKansas City (Kansas), St. Louis, Missouri, New York CityBrian Palmer
Ashok Gupta spent decades cleaning up New York’s grid and reducing its reliance on dirty fuels. Now he’s working to bring the clean energy future to the Midwest.

This Is What a Just Transition Looks Like

ExplainerUnited States, Peoria, IllinoisBrian Palmer
To help a community leave its dirty energy economy behind, advocates must fight for local representation, equity, and retraining that prepares workers for high-quality jobs.

Adios, Diablo Canyon

NRDC in ActionCaliforniaBrian Palmer
A huge California utility is closing the state’s last nuclear reactors—proving to the rest of the country that we can transition to clean energy.

The Final Fifth

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Current regulations will achieve 80 percent of the country’s climate goal. Where will the rest come from?

As India Goes, So Goes Civilization

Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer
How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out.

What to Watch for in 2016

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The new year offers some interesting environmental subplots.

Bring Out Your Dead

Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer
TransCanada makes a desperate bid to revive the persistently vegetative Keystone XL pipeline.

More for Less

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.

Remember the Kalamazoo

DispatchMichiganBrian Palmer
Five years ago, a pipeline spilled a million gallons of tar sands crude into a Michigan river—and we’re still cleaning it up.

Angry Birds

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The GOP attacks a venerable bird protection law in the name of wind energy.

Accident at Indian Point

Latest NewsNew YorkBrian Palmer
Is it safe to operate a nuclear reactor 34 miles from 8.4 million people?

Climate Change Vs. the Blob

Latest NewsCaliforniaBrian Palmer
A new study says a stubborn blob of warm ocean water is exacerbating the California drought.

Just the Right Absorbency

Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer
Tampons—yes, tampons—can solve one of the United Kingdom’s biggest sewage problems.

The Big Green Discount

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
States that produce renewable energy have cheap electricity.