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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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Mapping a Future for Boreal Caribou

DispatchCanadaKeith Mulvihill
What is it like to study one of North America’s most elusive mammals? Meet wildlife ecologist Tyler Rudolph, whose boreal caribou research may help the threatened animal survive.

Tar Sands Tailings Ponds: Out of Canada's Control

Expert BlogJames Blair
The Alberta tar sands have become synonymous with global climate change, but their production process wreaks destruction across a huge region of North America’s boreal forest.

The GOP Tax Plan: “Caribou for Millionaires”

Expert BlogNora Apter
The Trump-GOP tax package has dominated political commentary now for weeks. Republicans are glossing over the bill’s proposed $1.5 trillion increase in the deficit and Democrats are slamming it for what it would do to families, communities and the environment

Trump's "Hold" on Zim Elephant Trophies May Not Be Enough

Expert BlogElly Pepper
As many of you may have heard by now, President Trump tweeted, and Interior Secretary Zinke reiterated, a decision late last night to put elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe “on hold” out of the belief that “conservation and healthy herds…