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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

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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Should You Buy Carbon Offsets?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer
A practical and philosophical guide to neutralizing your carbon footprint.

A Leader to Meet This Moment

NRDC in ActionBrian Palmer
NRDC president and CEO Manish Bapna, an economist by training, knows that solving the climate emergency will require the global transformation of key economic systems—and that the transformation cannot wait a day longer.

Environmental Advocacy Is a First Amendment Right

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Industrial polluters have gone to great lengths to stifle environmental advocacy, but their expansion of censorship laws has finally crossed a line for some federal judges.

The Rise and Fall of Diesel

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Clean diesel is an object lesson on "too good to be true." Any kind of diesel exhaust is truly terrible—both for the environment and for our health.

Das Pollute

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Did Volkswagen expose flaws in our emissions-testing regime?

The Speed Sweet Spot

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Not too fast, not too slow—how driving speed and free-flowing traffic can lower the carbon emissions from our tailpipes.

Hotter = Drier

Latest NewsCaliforniaBrian Palmer
A new study shows how climate change is making the California drought worse.

The Dirt on Dirt

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer
The world’s soil helps us grow food and store carbon. So why are we letting it waste away?

Bomb Squad #Fail

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The new rules for oil trains are horrifyingly inadequate.

Supersize Bee

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study shows that bees prefer pesticide-laced junk food that hastens their death.

There Goes the Neighborhood

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
How humans use land is dramatically decreasing biodiversity worldwide.

The Fishing Industry on Acid

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
You spend 2 percent of driving time at traffic lights, but inhale 25 percent of your air pollution there.

Off the Rails

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Oil trains keep jumping the tracks, setting towns ablaze, and contaminating water supplies. Here’s why.

Ozone Slayer

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The new ozone limits are based on sound science rather than corporate scare tactics. What a revolutionary concept.

Tastes Great, Less Drilling

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Craft brewers unite to save beer's most important ingredient: water.