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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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Flood Insurance Debate Begins

Expert BlogRob Moore
Congress is having its first hearing on flood insurance of the year. How do the proposed bills stack up on: Helping people move to higher ground? Increasing transparency and requiring disclosure of flood risk? Producing flood maps that reflect future…

A Tale of Two Hearings, Part I

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
Congress is holding two hearings at the same time on infrastructure. Will one be a waste?

Create Parks & Affordable Homes, Avoid Green Gentrification

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines. Yet as public and private investment in parks in low-income neighborhoods increase, so does…

Food Matters City Summit: Addressing Food Waste Together

Expert BlogAndrea Collins, Yvette Cabrera, Elizabeth Balkan
In an Inaugural Food Matters City Summit, NRDC is bringing together a diverse mix of stakeholders to highlight the environmental, social and economic imperatives of addressing food waste and workshop practical strategies to rethink why food gets wasted, reduce unnecessary…

Infrastructure: A Better Deal to Fix It for Our Future

Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
President Donald Trump has a rare chance to offer a bridge across the divide in his State of the Union address tonight if he calls for robust infrastructure investments that address the risks to our climate and the needs of…

Welcome to Oslo! NO PARKING.

Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine
More and more European cities are effectively banning automobiles from their city centers—and it seems to be working out just fine for local businesses.

India Green News: 2018 India's Sixth Warmest Year on Record

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
2018 was sixth warmest year in India's recorded history: IMD; 74% of India’s new power capacity addition In 2018 was renewables; Ahmedabad civic body budget jumps by 30%, focus on pollution, cleanliness

Wanted: Congressional Leadership on Climate Adaptation

Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz
The 116th Congress has the opportunity and responsibility to turn a new page on climate action, with a renewed and urgent drive to slash carbon pollution and to prepare for the present-day and future climate impacts we cannot avoid.

New Disaster Bill Includes $849M for Water Infrastructure

Expert BlogRob Moore
A new disaster supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 268) was passed by the House of Representatives this week. It included $849 million for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems,more resilient and less vulnerable to storms in the future. Typically, federal disaster…

What Is Urban Flooding?

Expert BlogAnna Weber
A new report focuses attention on the widespread, costly, and under-recognized destruction of urban flooding.

Westward, ho! New City Policies Address Building Performance

Expert BlogKatharine McCormick
Western cities made major progress in building energy efficiency, with a recent flurry of activity in building performance policies. The land of big skies, big dreams, and yes, many big buildings got new city policies on the map. Fort Collins…

Final Five Cities Join Bloomberg Climate Challenge

Expert BlogChristina Angelides
The Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge—a $70 million dollar program helping a total of 25 cities nationwide step up their efforts to tackle climate change—announced today its final five winning cities: Austin, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Denver and Orlando.