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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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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.

Disaster in the Gulf

ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
Years later, not much has changed—including the impulse to drill.

Letting the Buffalo Roam

NRDC in ActionMontanaJeff Turrentine
How NRDC has fought for years to keep Yellowstone’s wild bison healthy—and free.

The Final Fifth

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Current regulations will achieve 80 percent of the country’s climate goal. Where will the rest come from?

Of Monkeys, Men, and Protozoans

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria.

As India Goes, So Goes Civilization

Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer
How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out.

The Public Transit Paradox

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
Gas is crazy cheap. Car sales are through the roof. So why isn’t taxpayer support for mass transit tanking?