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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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Bipartisan Group of States Take Steps to Cut Truck Pollution

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Patricio Portillo
Top environmental officials from 8 states and DC took a bold step towards protecting our nation’s air and cutting carbon emissions from the transportation sector by signing a joint agreement to accelerate the electric truck and bus market.

First-of-Kind Study Shows Electric Trucks Are a Triple-Win

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui
The study demonstrates that electric trucks and buses could meet California’s climate and air quality targets, cost the least to own and operate, and provide the greatest job and economic benefits to the state.

California Keeps Rolling to a Clean Transportation Future

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Irene Gutierrez
Continuing the momentum after the Global Climate Action Summit, California took the next steps to meeting its climate and clean air requirements by taking the next steps on its Low Carbon Fuels Standard, its Clean Car Standards, and proposing an…

Fast-Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment

Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz, Dr. Simon Mui
Today, we are seeing a vital movement to tackle one of our toughest challenges—how to move from a global transportation system made up of 1.3 billion cars and trucks that pollute our air to a system that is truly zero…

California Goes Big on EVs

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui
Governor Brown released an Executive Order today providing the details of an initiative to put 5 million electric-drive vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030, part of a new goal announced yesterday in his State of the State address.