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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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The Desire to Stop Canadian Tar Sands Transcends Borders

NRDC in ActionAlberta, Canada, Nebraska, Chicago, IllinoisNicole Greenfield
For more than a decade, NRDC has worked with indigenous communities in Alberta, U.S.-based grassroots groups, and intergovernmental bodies to halt the expansion of dirty tar sands oil.

We Need Our Federal Workers on the Job

Expert BlogJohn Bowman
Our public servants undertake many tasks that we don’t often notice: They clear ice off the roads in national forests and ensure the local toxic Superfund site is being cleaned up; they inspect our drinking water systems and make sure…

Cutting Down Forests Is Not a Climate Solution

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick, Sami Yassa
The case for biomass energy, such as it was, collapsed in 2018. While we have long argued that uprooting forests and burning the wood for electricity makes no sense, a raft of new scientific studies, policy documents and economic analyses…

Caribou Are Canada’s Reindeer. Canada Is Letting Them Vanish

Expert BlogCourtenay Lewis
Caribou and reindeer are the same iconic species. But Canadian policies are allowing rampant logging of the boreal forest: a critical habitat for boreal caribou. If boreal caribou are to be saved, their forests will need to be protected.

Pebble Mine and the Art of the Shell Game

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
Canadian company dodges federal requests for current economic analysis of mine proposed for headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery

UK Takes Step Against Wood-Fired Electricity

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick
The UK government has taken a major step in the direction of ending subsidies for dirty electricity from biomass. The government’s plan, published last week, sets a new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions threshold for biomass-burning power stations that are supported…