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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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As EPA Dismantles the CPP, NRDC Is Prepared to Fight Back

Expert BlogLissa Lynch
The Trump EPA has finally issued its irresponsible rulemaking repealing the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with a do-nothing rule that will produce only minor reductions in power plant carbon pollution, if any at all. With the climate crisis…

With ACE, EPA Blows Off Chance to Save Thousands of Lives

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami
The EPA replaced the Clean Power Plan with a do-nothing dirty power plan instead of seizing the opportunity to update and strengthen the existing CPP—the agency could have prevented up to 5,200 premature deaths in 2030 alone, with annual climate…

Back to the Future: New Jersey Rejoins RGGI Climate Program

Expert BlogBruce Ho
New Jersey will soon breathe easier thanks to Governor Phil Murphy’s fulfillment of a promise to rejoin the groundbreaking pollution-cutting program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, after an eight-year hiatus.

DTE IRP: Find Out What It Means to MI

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
On the heels of the ambitious and recently approved Consumers Integrated Resource Plan, we shift to look at how DTE’s IRP compares and what it will mean for the state.

Michigan Integrated Resource Plan Primer

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
Planning is one of the most important exercises you can do to bring any vision or goal to life. That’s why 2016 Michigan energy law kickstarted a cycle of required long-term energy planning for utilities like Consumers and DTE called…

A Vision for Midwest Zero-Carbon Power Starts to Take Shape

Expert BlogSamantha Williams, Christina Chen
Commitments to deeply decarbonize electric power production, from Minnesota to Indiana, have been on the uptick in the Midwest in recent months, and make up a significant proportion of the overall national transition. Thankfully, leaders across the region are taking…

Study: CA Needs a Safe, Managed Transition Away from Gas

Expert BlogPierre Delforge, Merrian Borgeson
California needs a “natural” (fossil) gas transition strategy to shield Californians from sharply higher heating, protect workers, and meet the state’s climate targets. These are the starkly clear implications of the preliminary findings of a study presented at today’s California…

Lessons from Chernobyl

Expert BlogCaroline Reiser
The HBO mini-series Chernobyl captures the potential for destruction that lies within nuclear power plants, reminding us why we should not blithely dismiss the risks of creating power from radiation.

G20 in Japan: Time for PM Abe to End Support for Coal Plants

Expert BlogHan Chen
If instead Prime Minister Abe continues using Japan’s taxpayer money to subsidize inefficient Japanese coal equipment manufacturers, then he risks being branded a hypocrite who writes platitudes in the Financial Times about Japan’s climate commitments, while financing dirty coal plants…

State Programs Can Support Local Climate Action

Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo, Samantha Wilt
State-level programs that provide assistance to communities to ramp up local action on climate and clean energy can result in big benefits, both for states and the localities they support.

Disaster Zones Solar Panel Exemption Would Hurt Homeowners

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
During workshops on rebuilding in Paradise, community members overwhelmingly expressed support for adhering to current building standards that require solar panels on most new homes. As well they might – rooftop solar is a cost-effective tool for creating safer, more…

Climate Science Is Not Mythology

Expert BlogRhea Suh
Trump and the GOP Congress are obsessed with undermining the climate crisis and the science behind it. This will cost us our future.

DTE's Rate Case and Your Energy Bill

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently ordered significant cutbacks to a proposed rate increase by DTE. See what the DTE rate case means to families’ monthly energy bills across Michigan.