Guest Commentary

Guest authors bring their insights to The Equation, providing commentary on a broad range of issues that connect to our work. Views expressed here belong to the authors, not UCS.

chemical plant behind a fence

Gretchen Goldman/UCS

June 27, 2023

EPA Must Protect Communities from Sterilizer Plants’ Carcinogenic Emissions

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photo of a large group of people posed at the base of the US Capitol's steps, with the dome behind them, holding a banner that reads "Land Access Now"

April 27, 2023

Los agricultores esperan que el Proyecto de Ley Agrícola del 2023 sea una reforma que transforme la agricultura

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A man holding a sign that reads, "Black Votes Matter"

Edmond Dantès/Pexels

November 4, 2022

Disinformation: A Racist Tactic, from Slave Revolts to Elections

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April 27, 2022

Michigan puede hacer la transición al 100% de energía renovable para 2035, salvar vidas y crear empleos

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April 27, 2022

Michigan Can Transition to 100-Percent Renewable Energy by 2035, Save Lives, and Create Jobs

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Andrea Bellucci/Unsplash

April 25, 2022

Remembering Our Nation’s Fallen Workers

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Markus Spiske/Unsplash

March 28, 2022

Strategic Ambiguity

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Natalie Stites Means

March 17, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Lakota Country and a Mighty Community Response

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US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Wikimedia Commons

March 1, 2022

It’s About Damn Time to Have a Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

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People for Community Recovery

February 15, 2022

Let’s Honor Hazel Johnson’s Environmental Justice Legacy During Black History Month

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January 12, 2022

Why Scientists Need to Stay Engaged in the Nuclear Threat

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UN Climate Change/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

November 24, 2021

After COP26 – Wasted Time or Time Well-Spent?

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Wang Ting/Physics Today

November 19, 2021

What the US Can Do Following Russia’s Destruction of its Own Satellite

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

October 21, 2021

De-hyping China’s Missile Test

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CC BY 2.0/Bill Jacobus

September 3, 2021

Unions Empower Workers to Protect Themselves from Heat Stress

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August 25, 2021

Worker Protections Are Needed Amid Climate Crisis

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a statue in Nagasaki's Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan

travel oriented/flickr

August 9, 2021

76 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a Survivor Says Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons Still Imminent

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Garen M.CC BY-NC 2.0

July 22, 2021

Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

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Enrico Strocchi/Flickr

January 22, 2021

The Unheard Voices of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Kyla Duhamel/flickr

January 15, 2021

A 75-year Rally Against Nuclear Weapons Brings the World Closer to Justice

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Sydney Rae/unsplash.

November 11, 2020

Why an Atomic Veteran Says the U.S. Must Never Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing

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Solar panels in the desert

Tom Brewster Photography/flickr

October 26, 2020

Five Facts about Energy Storage that Every Californian Should Know

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Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unspalsh

October 15, 2020

Will Confirming Judge Barrett be the Death of Chevron Deference?

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B137/Wikimedia Commons

February 14, 2020

Climate Gentrification – Caught Between Steel and Sea Level Rise

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