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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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Why We Should Invest in Land Management in Latin America

Expert BlogCarolina Herrera
Twenty-nine million acres of arable land are lost every year, equivalent to 56 acres per minute. This global challenge has implications for Latin America where it threatens the food security and livelihoods of millions of people. Fortunately, governments in the…

It’s Time to Build a Stronger America, Together

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
Done right, infrastructure investments can fuel an economy-wide renaissance that generates well-paying jobs right away and strengthens our economy for the long haul—as well as making us resilient in the face of climate change.

FERC Takes a Step Backward on Environmental Impacts

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
Buried within a routine order, a 3-2 majority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unveiled a new policy on May 18 that limits FERC's analysis and disclosure of the environmental impacts of natural gas pipeline projects. The policy undermines…

New Legislation Would Require Review of FEMA Buyout Efforts

Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

A bi-partisan group of Senators and Members of House of Representatives have introduced legislation to determine why it so difficult for repeatedly flooded-homeowners to obtain assistance to move to higher ground. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have…

States Need to Go Back to the Well and Leverage SRF Dollars

Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

Over the next few decades, the United States is facing a $1 trillion shortfall in water infrastructure funding. To close this gap, more federal funding is needed. States could be doing much more to leverage federal funding they already have…

NRDC Helping to Seed Resilient Energy in Puerto Rico

Expert BlogLuis Martinez
NRDC and our partners helped install a solar energy microgrid for a community group, providing not only relief, but also a replicable model we and others can point to when advocating for a better, more resilient, clean energy path forward.

A Year of Climate Change, as (Not) Presented by the EPA

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
On the first anniversary of the agency’s removal of climate change info from its website, a look back at one of the earth’s roughest years on record and the fight to set things right.

Worried About Grid Resilience? Don’t—You Can Sleep Well

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
NRDC, Sustainable FERC Project, and 15 other organizations wrote the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today arguing that Rick Perry's warning of an impending energy resilience nightmare is just that: a dream out of touch with reality.

What’s Resilience? It’s Not More Fuel or Higher Prices, PJM

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission early this year rejected the Department of Energy proposal that would have further subsidized coal and nuclear power plants, and instead opened a new proceeding to investigate the concept of resilience on the interstate transmission…

Video: Leadership in Urban Climate Action―Beat the Heat

Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz

The Earth Care Awards recently awarded the joint efforts of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the Indian Meteorological Department, the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, and NRDC for the groundbreaking Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan.

Preparing for the Heat: Indian Cities

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
Ongoing research and intensive outreach regarding the importance of heat adaptation has the potential to save lives from the increasingly severe effects of climate change.