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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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Pennsylvania's Gas Power Problem, Part II: Cost and Risk

Expert BlogMark Szybist
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to make dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Where the power sector is concerned, that means using energy much more efficiently, scaling up renewables, and putting a legally binding and…

Pennsylvania's Gas Power Problem, Part 1: The Build-Out

Expert BlogUnited States, PennsylvaniaMark Szybist
For most of the last decade, the biggest energy story in Pennsylvania has been fracking—the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling to extract shale gas—and the dramatic increase in gas production that fracking has driven.

Michigan Public Service Commission Primer

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
With big cases pending and coming at the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) that will dictate your monthly utility bill, how cost-effective home solar is, and how much wind, solar, and energy efficiency there will be in the state, it’s…

House Leads on Climate Crisis as Political Heat Builds

Expert BlogDavid Doniger, Jake Schmidt
The House of Representatives is set this week to pass its first major climate legislation in 10 years—the first step to address the climate crisis and the rapidly rising public demand for climate action.

Northeast Revs Up Clean Transportation Planning

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are working together to develop a regional clean transportation policy that delivers better, more equitable outcomes, improves transportation options, and cleans up the air.

NY Public Service Commission Greenlights Boost for Solar

Expert BlogCullen Howe, Samantha Wilt
Today the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order that includes several improvements to help improve the finances of solar projects in New York, including community solar projects, as part of the Value of DER (VDER) statewide…

Transmission Project Approvals Help Unlock NY’s Clean Future

Expert BlogCullen Howe, Miles Farmer
Two new projects recently approved by New York’s electric-grid operator will provide a historic boost the state, putting the most new electricity transmission in 30 years on track for construction and helping it achieve landmark clean energy goals.

Setting the Standard for Climate-Protective Homes

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
A new energy standard for homes can save an additional 20 percent compared to the current model that advanced jurisdictions are adopting. If your city or state wants to be greener, they should consider ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2018

State of Washington Ready to Lead on Climate

Expert BlogNoah Long
This year Washington state is poised to take several decisive steps to confront climate change. After years of political gridlock and aggressive pushes by fossil fuel companies to block clean energy, the 2019 legislature appears close to passing a suite…

U.S. Power in 2018: The Good, the Better, and the Gassy

Expert BlogAmanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek
The first numbers on last year’s energy trends are in, and there are two pieces of great news and one that should worry us: Solar and wind energy are thriving, coal-fired generation sunk to a four-decade low—but natural gas infrastructure…

Making Investments Climate Smart: Globally and in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
Human-induced climate change is an epoch-defining event that is already affecting all life on earth and, if left unchecked, portends catastrophic consequences. Both mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate the effects of climate change and adapting to its adverse impacts…

Analysis: NV Grid Works Smoothly with 50% Renewables

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami, Dylan Sullivan
Newly released analysis shows that Nevada’s grid would work smoothly and reliably while delivering 50 percent of the state’s electricity from clean, renewable energy sources like solar, geothermal, and wind. Nevada State Senator Chris Brooks has put forward legislation, Senate…

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Green-light Clean Transportation

Expert BlogBruce Ho
A coalition of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states released a roadmap for building a clean and modern transportation system that cuts pollution, creates jobs, boosts their economies, improves transportation access and equity, and enhances public health through improvements in public transportation.

DOE Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States

Expert BlogUnited StatesMadhur Boloor

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy invested more than $1.8 billion to support clean energy researchers at the national laboratories and hundreds of private-sector and academic institutions in almost every state. NRDC's Issue Brief emphasizes the importance of a…

DOE's Process Rule: More Harm Than Good

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek
It will soon be more difficult and cumbersome to set strong standards for the appliances and electronics in our homes and businesses, if the Trump administration’s Department of Energy has their way.