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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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The Natural Gas Industry Has a Methane Problem

ExplainerUnited States, LouisianaJeff Turrentine
Oil and gas operations leak this potent greenhouse gas far more than previously thought, and (par for the course) the Trump administration is making the situation worse.

After Broad Run, FERC's GHG Policy Is on Thin Ice

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
The DC Circuit fired a warning shot this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with gas pipeline projects. The court rejected the core legal arguments that underpin the agency’s policy…

Heaps of Possibility: Innovation in U.S. Recycling

Expert BlogAshley Jordan
U.S. companies and municipalities are confronting the current challenges of the American recycling system through investments in innovative solutions and expansions in domestic recycling.

G20 in Japan: Time for PM Abe to End Support for Coal Plants

Expert BlogHan Chen
If instead Prime Minister Abe continues using Japan’s taxpayer money to subsidize inefficient Japanese coal equipment manufacturers, then he risks being branded a hypocrite who writes platitudes in the Financial Times about Japan’s climate commitments, while financing dirty coal plants…

New Jersey Blocks the Williams Pipeline!

Expert BlogKimberly Ong, Rob Friedman
But the fight is not over, and with our allies, we’ll use every tool in the kit to stop this dangerous pipeline from ever being built.

FSC Canada Pulls Even Further Ahead of the Pack

Expert BlogCourtenay Lewis
In order to honor Indigenous Peoples’ rights to make decisions about their traditional territories, stabilize the global climate, and protect threatened species, safeguards around forestry in Canada are urgently needed.

DTE's Rate Case and Your Energy Bill

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently ordered significant cutbacks to a proposed rate increase by DTE. See what the DTE rate case means to families’ monthly energy bills across Michigan.

Offshore Oil Revenue Is a Damaging Deal for Virginia

Expert BlogVirginiaJacob Eisenberg

If offshore drilling were expanded as the Trump administration intends, coastal communities, economies, and ecosystems would all suffer. And revenue sharing is not worth those damages.

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…

Govs. Murphy and Cuomo: Block the Williams Pipeline

Expert BlogKimberly Ong
Pressure is building for New Jersey and New York State to block a controversial fracked gas pipeline known as the Northeast Supply Enhancement, or Williams, pipeline. NRDC sent comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation, urging them to…