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November 7, 2025

A Future Worth Fighting for at COP30 (and Beyond)

Climate advocates have put decades of blood, sweat, and tears into building a better future for the next generation. We’re not stopping now.

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

Kick Big Polluters Out

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Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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November 7, 2025

Recognizing and Resisting Obstruction at COP30

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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Why COP 30 in Brazil Matters for a Thriving Economy and a Safe, Livable Planet

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Policy Director

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L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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November 7, 2025

A Future Worth Fighting for at COP30 (and Beyond)

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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November 7, 2025

Reflections from the IPCC Plenary in Lima on the Road to COP30

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Kick Big Polluters Out

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Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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November 6, 2025

What Do Duolingo, The Magic School Bus, and James Bond Have in Common? The US National Science Foundation

Carlos Javier Martinez
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November 6, 2025

Finally, Something Everyone Agrees On: Data Centers Should Cover Their Own Costs

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 5, 2025

Will Politics Put More People’s Health at Risk from Radiation Exposure?

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

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Lessons Learned from 18 Years of Arguing About Indirect Land Use Change

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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November 5, 2025

WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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November 4, 2025

We’re on Track to Overshoot 1.5°C of Global Warming: Why Does That Matter?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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November 3, 2025

UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 31, 2025

President Trump Is Using Lies to Attack Trans Kids and Endanger Their Health: Here Are the Facts

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

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October 31, 2025

China Has the Most to Gain from New Nuclear Tests

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 29, 2025

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 29, 2025

A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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October 29, 2025

COP30 Is Not Just about Climate

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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October 29, 2025

 What Authoritarian Regimes Do 

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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October 28, 2025

Combating Climate Disinformation: Three Hopeful Signs as We Head into COP30

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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October 28, 2025

Brazil Hosts COP30 Climate Talks, with the World in Danger of Breaching 1.5°C

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Is a Monster Climate Change-Fueled Hurricane: Here’s What to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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October 27, 2025

Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters

L. Delta Merner
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