News & Commentary

Let’s Talk About Climate Grief and Anxiety

October 4, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalJuanita Constible

Plenty of people grapple with what the climate crisis means for them, their loved ones, and a whole bunch of people they’ll never meet.

New Mexico Has a Methane Cloud Visible by Satellite. It Also Has Bold Climate Plans.

October 2, 2019 DispatchNew MexicoTim Vanderpool

As greenhouse gasses fill the sky, a progressive governor and worried residents take on oil and gas—the state’s most powerful industry.

Up in Smoke: Oregon Wildfires Cost Billions in Health Harms

October 2, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, OregonJuanita Constible, Dr. Vijay Limaye

New research sheds light on the health costs of climate change.

NRDC Takes Trump to Court for Clean Car Rollback

September 27, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The lawsuit is in response to the administration’s latest attempt to dismantle states’ clean car progress—and, in the process, destroy our climate and health.

State Autonomy Doesn’t Operate at the Convenience of the President

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMitchell Bernard

Trump’s attacks on state environmental protections aren’t just ironic—they’re dangerous.

Governor Newsom Starts to Lead California Out of its Oily Mire

September 20, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaAnn Alexander

Colorado PUC Says the Price of Electricity Can’t Affect EVs?

September 16, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, ColoradoMax Baumhefner

Colorado's PUC seems to have ruled that the price of electricity will not affect the adoption of electric vehicles, or that environmental interests affected by electric vehicle adoption are not tangible.

General Electric’s Coal Plant Profiteering Needs to End Now

September 9, 2019 Expert BlogInternational, AfricaHan Chen

The U.S.-based giant General Electric (GE), wants to carry on quietly with business activities that seriously endanger millions of people and the planet.

Dominion’s Rising Cost to Virginia's Economy and Environment

September 7, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, VirginiaWalton Shepherd

Observers in the energy regulatory world were shocked last week at the finding of a staggering $277 million in overcollections by Dominion, the state’s largest regulated monopoly.

Scaling Up Clean Energy Solutions in India and Worldwide

September 6, 2019 Expert BlogInternational, IndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. David B. Goldstein

Energy experts are gathering to foster strategic partnerships and help advance energy efficient buildings during a major conference in Delhi next week.

India Focus: Telangana Moves on Electric Mobility

September 4, 2019 Expert BlogHyderabad, IndiaAnjali Jaiswal

With chronic traffic congestion and skyrocketing air pollution, leading states in India are looking to electric vehicles as a key solution.

EPA's Free Pass for Oil and Gas: Another Climate Surrender

August 29, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger

As the Amazon and Alaska burn and Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida, the Trump EPA issues another climate rollback. We're fighting to block it.

California Moves to Make Paying for EV Charging Easier

August 12, 2019 Expert BlogCaliforniaMiles Muller

California recently approved regulations for public charging stations to ensure people can pay for charging as easily as they pay for gasoline. However, a bill moving through the California Legislature would unwind those regulations, making charging less accessible and less…

Latin America’s Air Pollution Impacts Climate and Health

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogChile, Columbia, InternationalAmanda Maxwell

Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk for health in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization. The theme of World Environment Day this year is Air Pollution, and this opportunity to highlight the seriousness of the problem could…

Trump Hatches a New Plan to Attack Science

May 3, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

In the administration’s ongoing war on environmental laws, the tactics can be subtle but the strategy is straightforward: Give corporate polluters every chance to fight the rules they don’t like.

Industry Surrounds Newark’s Ironbound Neighborhood—But These Residents Won’t Let It Define Them

April 1, 2019 DispatchNewark, New JerseyCaroline Craig

The tireless efforts of locals are reshaping one of New Jersey’s most polluted areas.

A Fracking Boom Ransacks the Four Corners

March 20, 2019 DispatchNew MexicoTim Vanderpool

Native American activists in northwest New Mexico are putting up a firm resistance as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management hands over their homeland to allies in the oil and gas industry.

Overcoming an Industrial Legacy in L.A.’s Pacoima District

March 18, 2019 DispatchLos AngelesCorey Binns

Local environmental justice groups get a boost from the city’s Clean Up Green Up policy, which brings green zoning to three heavily polluted communities.

Some Carmakers Put Their Faith in the Trump Administration. It’s Costing Them.

March 15, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

They thought the president might ease up a little on federal fuel-efficiency standards. They didn’t expect him to be so reckless.

Portland Makes Strides to Cut Emissions and Move Beyond Four Wheels

March 4, 2019 DispatchPortland (Oregon)Becca Cudmore

The Rose City, a winner of the American Cities Climate Challenge, will reduce emissions as it revamps its transportation system—part of a new strategic plan called Central City in Motion.