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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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No Love for the Ocean: Trump’s Fossil Fuel Grab

Expert BlogSandy Aylesworth
Last Thursday, the Federal administration brought an offshore oil drilling dog and pony show to Sacramento, instead of hosting a listening session with live testimony from concerned citizens.

Trump’s Budget Is a Blueprint for Destruction

Expert BlogRhea Suh
The $4.4 trillion proposal slashes environmental and health protections, ignores climate change, and sacrifices our public lands and waters to fossil fuel companies—all while making the national debt soar.

Petitioning Canada to Save Iconic Whales

Expert BlogMichael Jasny
Today NRDC, together with our Canadian partners, petitioned the Trudeau government for emergency action in the case of southern resident killer whales.

Last GOP Govt Shutdown Hurt Real People—This One Could, Too

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
For at least half of his presidency, Donald Trump has itched for a budget impasse to force the government to close. “Our country needs a good shutdown,” he said last spring, to fix what he labeled a “mess” in Congress.It…

Not in Our Atlantic: Our Ocean Economy Is Too Important

Expert BlogAlison Chase
It’s been an action-packed two weeks since the Trump administration released its polluters-first program to drill for oil and gas offshore the United States. The draft plan is an oil industry dream, an extreme first draft proposing to expose the…

Zinke vs. Coastal Governors

Latest NewsUnited StatesCaroline Craig
These states don’t want any part of the Interior secretary’s scheme to drill in our oceans.