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May 7, 2026

Farmers Face a Fertilizer Crisis at Spring Planting Time

Supply chain disruptions caused by the US war against Iran are forcing many farmers to make difficult choices at a critical time.

Omanjana Goswami
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May 7, 2026

Documents Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR

Carlos Javier Martinez
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May 7, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Won’t Solve Climate Change

Samuel Dotson
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May 13, 2026

Zeldin Is Gutting EPA’s Budget and Mission

Kristie Ellickson
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May 13, 2026

Danger Season Is Here Again, with Triple the Danger for 2026

Erika Spanger
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May 12, 2026

What are Data Centers Doing to the Electric Grid? Experts Don’t Know.

Mike Jacobs
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May 8, 2026

Widespread Record US Drought Threatens Rural Livelihoods and Food Affordability

Rachel Cleetus
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Documents Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR

Carlos Javier Martinez
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Farmers Face a Fertilizer Crisis at Spring Planting Time

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Artificial Intelligence Won’t Solve Climate Change

Samuel Dotson
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May 6, 2026

Smokey’s Last Stand: What We Lose When President Trump Guts the Forest Service

Julian Reyes
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May 6, 2026

The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay Billions

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May 5, 2026

How We Unlock the Huge Solar Potential in Massachusetts’s Environmental Justice Communities

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May 5, 2026

Iran and Taiwan: A Tale of Two Straits

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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April 29, 2026

New Records Set in the Renewable Energy Marathon

John Rogers
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April 27, 2026

The Science Behind the Headlines: Understanding Attribution Science

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April 26, 2026

Cutting Science Out: Trump Administration Fires National Science Board Members

Gretchen Goldman
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April 23, 2026

Is the Way We Pay for Transportation Equitable? We Take a Close Look.

Dave Cooke
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April 23, 2026

Building a Global Roadmap to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

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April 23, 2026

Why Is the US So Anxious to Unlearn the Lessons of the Chernobyl Disaster?

Edwin Lyman
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April 22, 2026

Investors Move Fight Over Fossil Fuel Dangers From the Boardroom to the Courtroom

Laura Peterson
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April 21, 2026

Terrible Team: Super El Niño and Climate Change Could Lead to Record-Breaking Global Temperatures

Marc Alessi
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April 17, 2026

Can California’s Interconnection Reforms Deliver a Cleaner Grid?

Vivian Yang
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April 16, 2026

Word on the STReet: What Folks Are Saying About Transportation Policy

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April 14, 2026

Policymakers Must Act to Protect Louisianans from Billions in Data Center Driven Costs

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The True Cost of Fertilizer Hurts Farmers—and the Rest of Us, Too

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As Data Centers Test Michigan’s Grid, It’s Time to Strengthen Clean Energy Standards—Not Abandon Them

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