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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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Mo Methane, Mo Problems

ExplainerUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
When it comes to harmful greenhouse gases, methane’s some pretty potent stuff. Here’s why.

A Victory for Free Speech

NRDC in ActionNew YorkEli Chen
NRDC's Community Fracking Defense Project allows residents to stand up to oil and gas companies.

The Dirty Fight Over Canadian Tar Sands Oil

NRDC in ActionCanada, United StatesMelissa Denchak
For more than a decade, we've fought to keep this filthy fossil fuel from being dredged up and piped through the United States.

Flexibility Test

ExplainerUnited States, New JerseyElizabeth Royte
Plastic-pouch food packaging is showing up everywhere—except at recycling facilities.

Save Our Heritage!

ExplainerUnited StatesAlisa Opar
A popular conservation program became a bargaining chip in a bid to lift the crude oil export ban.

Promises, Promises

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer
Cities, states, and businesses—not just those world leaders in Paris—will save us from climate change. Here’s what they’re going to do.

The Latin Quarter

ExplainerInternational, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, PanamaBrian Palmer
Latin America is key to addressing climate change at the Paris conference. Why doesn’t it get more attention?

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.

More for Less

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.

The Story of Silent Spring

ExplainerUnited States
How a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind's impact on nature.

Killing KXL

NRDC in ActionCanada, Nebraska, Washington, D.C., United States
How an unlikely coalition of environmental activists stopped the destructive tar sands oil pipeline.

Thanks, Chevron?

ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Brian Palmer
How a 1984 Supreme Court ruling for Big Oil could help Obama’s new plan to fight climate change.

Actually, That's Not Right

ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Jeff Turrentine
Calling the (many) bluffs of the Clean Power Plan’s coal-loving, credulity-straining opponents.

Dirty Departed

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Dear coal industry, stop reminiscing over outdated power plants. They’re holding you—and us—back.

The Black Death

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Does coal have a future in the United States?

May it Sleaze the Court

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Utilities want the Supreme Court to reverse life-saving pollution standards on a technicality.