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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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Our Climate and Ocean in Crisis

Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase
Climate change has harmed our ocean, but our ocean can still help turn the tide. Today’s House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report highlights the need to protect and restore U.S. land, inland waters, and ocean areas in order…

It's Time for Offshore Wind to Advance

Expert BlogEast, United StatesAlison Chase
We need offshore wind—and we need to do it right. The Vineyard Wind supplemental analysis reveals offshore wind can be done in an environmentally responsible way and provide the clean energy that East Coast states are demanding.

Caring for Our Ocean in Crisis

Expert BlogKelsey Kane-Ritsch, Alison Chase
Recent ocean science paints a dire picture for the ocean, but also points the way for us to create a better, healthier future – if we act now.

Regional Partnerships Help Our Ocean

Expert BlogAlison Chase
Our ocean needs all of us working together. The Regional Ocean Partnership Act helps foster this collaboration and needs our support.

Building Smart Offshore Wind Power

Expert BlogAlison Chase
Harnessing the Wind: How to Advance Wind Power Offshore outlines how we can tap into the enormous wind power potential off the U.S. coastline in a smart way, protective of ocean life. The guide identifies key challenges and proposes actions…

New York State Bans Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

Expert BlogAlison Chase
Today Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill banning exploration, development, and production of offshore oil and gas in New York State waters – and prohibiting others that drill in federal waters just offshore New England and the tri-state…

Trump Administration Cuts Nation’s Ocean Policy

Expert BlogAlison Chase
President Trump’s decision to revoke our National Ocean Policy is a step backward. Today’s Executive Order eliminates the requirement to work hand in hand with coastal states and tribes to address major ocean threats.

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…

Next Steps for Our Ocean Budget

Expert BlogAlison Chase
Our oceans and Great Lakes contribute hundreds of billions of dollars in goods and services to the country’s gross domestic product and employ millions of people. And use of these resources is growing rapidly—from both traditional uses like shipping, fishing…

The National Ocean Policy at Seven

Expert BlogAlison Chase
Today the National Ocean Policy turns 7 and I’m increasingly amazed our country ever managed without it.

Trump Budget Slashes Coastal and Ocean Funding

Expert BlogAlison Chase
The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal doubles down on attempts to weaken our nation’s ocean and coastal arm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a dramatic cut of 16 percent from the enacted 2017 omnibus budget. Several…

We Can’t Afford Cuts to Coastal Management

Expert BlogAlison Chase
The Trump Administration seems hell-bent on cutting critical programs that protect the lives, livelihoods, and way of life for the 124 million people who call our ocean and Great Lakes coasts home.