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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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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…

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…

Historic California Climate Protection Bill Advances

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
California’s legislature is moving yet again to create an historic clean energy precedent for its residents and the world. The Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities voted on July 3 to approve a bill that will set the state on…

Catalytic Green Finance for Clean Energy Transition in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
This week at the CEEW Renewable Energy Dialogue in Delhi, NRDC and partner Council on Energy Environment and Water are discussing key policy issues and market mechanisms to help unlock private investment to finance the Indian economy’s transition to a…

DP&L Settlement Protects Customers while Driving Innovation

Expert BlogDaniel Sawmiller
For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) recently filed a formal rate case with the PUCO, seeking a rate increase to cover the cost of providing safe and reliable electricity distribution service for…

PJM Auction Illustrates Importance of Demand Curve Fix

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
PJM, a grid operator for 65 million customers, recently conducted an auction that procured 22 percent extra capacity over its customers’ projected need. That’s more than 9,000 megawatts extra on top of PJM’s target reserve margin of 15.8 percent extra…

Race to Reduce Launched to Energize Saint Paul

Expert BlogMinnesotaKatharine McCormick

Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has kicked off an energy efficiency challenge directed at the city’s largest buildings. Through the program, dubbed the “Race to Reduce,” buildings will be invited to join a cohort that will collectively strive to streamline…

Providence Details Energy Efficiency Success—and Recommits

Expert BlogUnited StatesKatharine McCormick

Providence’s third annual municipal energy report shows major savings in city buildings’ energy expenditures. By reducing energy use in municipal buildings, Providence is achieving three aims: reductions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, responsible stewardship of resident health…

NJ Keep It Rollin’: Adopt a Strong RGGI Cap, Gov. Murphy

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Governor Murphy has another major opportunity to tackle climate change by adopting a strong carbon pollution limit—capping New Jersey’s power plant CO2 emissions at between 12 and 13 million tons in 2020—as the state reenters the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.