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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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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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“Nothing Is Better than Zero”? Yes, There Is Something.

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. David B. Goldstein

By combining Zero Net Energy Goals with Strategic Energy Management, we can recognize and promote the achievement of ambitious emissions reductions in industry (and buildings as well). 

Smart from the Start: Land Use Planning for the Planet

Expert BlogWest, InternationalHelen O'Shea

The new International Panel on Climate Change report emphasizes how important it is to balance multiple public goods in global land use planning—food security, environmentally responsible renewable energy development to fight climate change, and conservation of large, intact landscapes for…

NY Explores More Hands-on Role in Resource Adequacy, Part 1

Expert BlogNew YorkJackson Morris, Cullen Howe

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is planning to launch a proceeding to explore whether the state should play a larger role in ensuring “resource adequacy,” which simply means having enough electricity to meet overall customer demand at any…

CA's $1 Billion for Efficiency Now Open to Electrification

Expert BlogCaliforniaMerrian Borgeson

The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to update an efficiency policy to allow access to funding if an appliance saves energy and reduces air pollution, regardless of the technology.

In Support of a National Energy Efficiency Resource Standard

Expert BlogDan West
As Congress looks for meaningful ways to address the climate crisis and transition to a clean energy economy in an equitable way, the best place to start is with energy efficiency. That’s why today’s introduction of a bill to establish…

New Video: Achieving Energy Efficiency For All Renters

Expert BlogMarissa Ramirez, Lamisa Chowdhury
EEFA is launching a new video today to tell the story of why it is critical to connect climate, health, and equity by bringing energy efficiency to affordable homes.

Beautiful Block Island Wind Farm and Beautiful Graphics

Expert BlogNathanael Greene, Jessica Russo
On June 25, my colleagues, Jessica Russo and Marc Boom, and I were lucky to be invited on a tour of first offshore wind project in U.S. waters, the Block Island Project, which is now owned by Orsted. Jessica made…

Distributed Renewables and India’s Energy Transition

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
In India’s remarkable renewable energy growth story, the importance of distributed renewable energy often gets overlooked. Even after a year of record growth in fiscal 2019, distributed renewables, which include off-grid power and rooftop solar, are only about 5% of…

California Enacts Major Utility Wildfire Reforms

Expert BlogAlex Jackson
The California Legislature overwhelmingly approved a sweeping measure that responds to the catastrophic wildfires over the past two years that took 139 lives, reduced the town of Paradise to ashes, caused more than $36 billion in damages, and left the…

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…