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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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Slip-sliding Away

Latest NewsCaliforniaAlisa Opar
Heavy El Niño rains could trigger mudslides in California this winter. These scientists are trying to figure out the whens and wheres.

All’s Not Well

Latest NewsNorth DakotaSusan Cosier
North Dakota’s oil and gas boom is scaring away grassland birds.

Batten Down the Hatches

Latest NewsUnited States, VirginiaBrian Palmer
The world’s largest naval base is a major flood risk in a warming world.

Keystone XL, Take Two

Latest NewsUnited States, MidwestBrian Palmer
Hey, State Department: Don’t let TransCanada build a mini-KXL, either.

Hotter = Drier

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

Innovation Has Not Run Dry!

Latest NewsCaliforniaAlisa Opar
As summer heat compounds four years of drought, Californians are coping with water shortages in some wacky and smart (and desperate) ways.

I Hate Reruns

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
The Santa Barbara coast has yet another oil spill, thanks to a company that screws up royally—repeatedly.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

Swamped by Global Warming

Latest NewsFloridaBrian Palmer
On Earth Day, President Obama calls on us to save the Everglades from myriad problems—but climate should be the first one on the list.

Bathroom Bandits

Latest NewsCaliforniaKatherine Ellen Foley
Law-breaking urinals? California's water rules will force new fixtures to toe the water line.

Drill, Maybe, Drill

Latest NewsEastBrian Palmer
President Obama just proposed opening the East Coast to offshore drilling. This is a terrible idea.