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October 31, 2025

China Has the Most to Gain from New Nuclear Tests

President Trump announced the United States will resume nuclear testing, but if China follows suit, he may regret this decision.

Gregory Kulacki
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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
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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

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November 4, 2025

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

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November 3, 2025

UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

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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

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October 29, 2025

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

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October 29, 2025

COP30 Is Not Just about Climate

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October 29, 2025

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October 28, 2025

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

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

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October 28, 2025

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

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October 27, 2025

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

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October 27, 2025

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

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October 27, 2025

The NEPA Rollback Is a Direct Assault On Democracy, Here’s What You Need to Know

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October 23, 2025

Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

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October 23, 2025

How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

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October 23, 2025

Crisis Chocantes: El calor extremo y la crisis de vivienda asequible en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes

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October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

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October 22, 2025

Under President Trump’s Direction, Scientific Protections Are Disappearing at Record Speed

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October 20, 2025

In the Dark: Trump Administration Continues to Cancel and Suppress Information

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October 16, 2025

It’s Time to Confront the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

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October 16, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Do We Solve California’s Water Shortage Crisis?

Michelle Rama-Poccia
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Pregúntale a un científico: ¿Cómo resolvemos la crisis de escasez de agua de California?

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