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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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Roadmap for Replacing NY’s Indian Point with Clean Energy

Expert BlogJackson Morris
A new report finds that clean energy—including energy efficiency, renewable power sources like solar and wind, and related transmission solutions—can fully and economically replace the Indian Point nuclear power plant after it closes in 2021.

DOE Program Propels Thriving Clean Energy Economy Industries

Expert BlogAmanda Levin
Loan guarantees supported by DOE have helped America become a clean energy powerhouse – both domestically and globally. Without the loan guarantees, this might never have happened at such scale. The extremely successful program supports projects that have created tens…

Very Good News, Part 1—Smart Policy Sends Solar Jobs Soaring

Expert BlogNathanael Greene
In 2016, one in every 50 new American jobs was a solar job, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2016. The solar industry now employs more people than natural gas and twice as many as coal. We have smart…

Exploring a New Mechanism to Cut Carbon Pollution in RGGI

Expert BlogJackson Morris
The cost of cutting carbon pollution is likely to fall further in coming years. If that's the case, states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative can take advantage of those price declines, helping to cut carbon pollution faster while they…

U.S. Clean Energy Jobs Surpass Fossil Fuel Employment

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson

The recently published Department of Energy 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report shows that clean electricity jobs are no doubt the engine that drives America’s electric energy economy, outstripping the number of paychecks provided by the fossil fuel industry by…

RGGI Report: Less Pollution Drives Billions in Health Gains

Expert BlogJackson Morris
The pioneering cap-and-invest program to cut carbon pollution from the power sector in nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states has created $5.7 billion in health savings throughout the region and in neighboring states.

Cuomo Pledges to Lead on Climate, Cut RGGI Cap 30% by 2030

Expert BlogJackson Morris
The good, clean-energy news from New York State just keeps coming. In his January 9th State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced support for offshore wind power and cutting the carbon pollution cap that's part of the Regional…