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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

July 18, 2024 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?

June 28, 2024 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

June 25, 2024 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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It’s Time for Ryan Zinke to Go

December 4, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

The Interior Department secretary has failed abysmally to provide the leadership we need to protect our public lands and waters.

The Festering Sanitation Crisis at Our Border

December 3, 2018 DispatchArizona, Mexico, CaliforniaTim Vanderpool

As the Trump administration ratchets up its rhetoric demanding billions for a wall, American communities along the Mexico border are in need of basic services, like reliable sewage treatment.

In a Blow to Marine Life, Trump Administration Greenlights Seismic Blasting in Atlantic

November 30, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

This move puts the administration’s fossil fuel agenda above marine wildlife and fisheries.

The Most Definitive Report on Climate Change in America

November 28, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

The new National Climate Assessment is a dire warning that the devastating impacts of climate change are here—and going to get worse.

After 140 Million Years, the Chinese Sturgeon May Soon Be Extinct

November 20, 2018 ExplainerChinaJason Bittel

As dams have popped up in the Yangtze River, one of the world’s biggest freshwater fish is running out of room—and time.

Discovery of an Ancient Reef Off South Carolina Is One More Reason Not to Drill the Atlantic

November 19, 2018 DispatchSouth CarolinaRobynne Boyd

The coral system is 85 miles long and has been there for hundreds of thousands of years.

Congress Reverses: Will Protect Waters from Invasive Species

November 14, 2018 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

Congress reverses course and will not gut laws to protect our waters from invasive species.

Cape Cod’s Gray Seal and White Shark Problem Is Not Black-and-White

November 9, 2018 ExplainerUnited States, MassachusettsJason Bittel

After a rare shark bite takes a life, some in this beach region want to go after the seals.

A Historic Vote and the Way Forward

November 7, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

In a record turnout for a midterm election, voters issued powerful rebuke of Trump’s reckless presidency. Now it’s time for leaders to step up and carry out the people’s will to protect our environment and health.

Arctic Drilling: Folly Wrapped in Rhetoric

October 25, 2018 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

Secretary Zinke this week—with great fanfare—approved a drilling operation in Arctic waters just off the coast of Alaska in the Beaufort sea. The Arctic is no place for oil and gas drilling, and this site is not far from one…

Her Stand-Up Paddleboard Is a Platform for Campaigning Against Plastic Pollution

October 18, 2018 DispatchUnited States, InternationalPatrick Rogers

Lizzie Carr is shining a light on what is floating through the world’s waterways, and breaking athletic records along the way.

Hurricane Michael Targets Florida’s Red Tide

October 16, 2018 Expert BlogStacy Woods

Torrential rains may wash more agricultural runoff into the Gulf, fertilizing & strengthening the already destructive red tide algae bloom.

Court Upholds New England’s Marine Monument

October 9, 2018 Expert BlogJackie Iwata

In a major victory for ocean conservation, a court has upheld the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument.

Drilling Off VA Coast: An Invitation for Climate Havoc

September 20, 2018 Expert BlogVirginiaFranz Matzner

The public is keenly aware that auctioning off public ocean waters to oil giants is not in the national interest. From catastrophic spills like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that oiled the entire Gulf region, to “minor” spills and almost…