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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.
A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

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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Too Hot to Handle

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and deadly (suddenly winter seems a lot less threatening).

More Than a Drop in the Bucket

ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel
Making sure the Clean Water Act covers small streams and headwaters would protect the drinking water of millions of Americans.

The Dept. of Solar Radiation Management

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer
Is attempting to block the sun’s heat a good idea—or a reflection on our pathetic efforts to cut carbon emissions?

Like Sands Through the Fracking Facility

DispatchWisconsinSusan Cosier
The frac sand business is booming in Wisconsin. Too bad the state can’t get a handle on the industry’s water pollution.

Stop Polluting Our Water, Ash Holes!

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The EPA has finally set standards for hazardous coal ash pits. Too bad they’re not good enough.

Can't Touch This

Latest NewsAlaska
President Obama just protected the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery from oil and gas drilling.

Delude for Crude

Latest NewsUnited States
As Congress debates Keystone XL, falsehoods are flowing like…well, oil.

Devil in the Deep Blue Sea

ExplainerUnited States, International
Climate change is likely to make existing ocean dead zones...deader.

Slipping Through the Cracks

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
We’re losing billions of gallons of fresh, clean water thanks to leaky pipes.