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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Melissa Kaplan

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Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

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October 10, 2019

Ask a Scientist: How Can Cereal Makers Help Save Our Soil, Support Farmers, and Take a Bite out of Climate Change?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

New models will help continue the growth in EV sales, like the longer-range battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUV that is scheduled to arrive for sale later this year.

October 9, 2019

Lithium Batteries Finally Get their Due with Nobel Prize Win

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 9, 2019

Bringing Science Back to the EPA — Whether EPA Wants it or Not.

Ken Kimmell
Former President

October 9, 2019

What To Expect at the Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel Meeting

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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October 9, 2019

Do Renewables Lead to Increased Air Pollution from California Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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October 8, 2019

Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Here’s Why The Facts Matter

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October 7, 2019

Tesla, Edison, “The Current War,” and What it Has to Do With Getting to Work

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 4, 2019

Weighing in on Xcel Energy’s Plans for Minnesota’s Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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October 4, 2019

Recusal Is Not an Excusal: William Pendley and Conflicts of Interest at the BLM

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 3, 2019

Bipartisan Support for Scientific Integrity Reform is Growing

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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October 3, 2019

Clean Energy Tax Policy is Congress’s Last Chance to do Anything Meaningful on Climate This Year

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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October 2, 2019

Cultivating Censorship at the National Park Service: New Acting Director Issues Controversial Memo

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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October 2, 2019

Score One for Worker Safety: Trump Administration Drops Proposed Beryllium Rollback

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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October 2, 2019

An October Heat Wave Bakes the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Is This Our Future?

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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October 2, 2019

New Studies on Red and Processed Meat Are a Big, Fat Nothingburger

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

October 1, 2019

North Korea’s Latest Missile Test

David Wright
Former Contributor

Dave Stone

October 1, 2019

Science Advice Shouldn’t Be at the Whim of a President and His Appointees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 1, 2019

Our Next Generation of Scientists, Exploited

UCS Science Network

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September 30, 2019

The Indelible Ink of SharpieGate Spreads to NOAA Fisheries

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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September 30, 2019

Trump Axing Advisory Committees Is Bad for Farmers and Nation’s Food Supply

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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September 30, 2019

Science Workshop on PFAS Highlights the Need for Government Action

Genna Reed
Former Staff

September 29, 2019

The United States and China Should Start Over

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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September 27, 2019

Bureau of Land Management Headquarters to Move in with Chevron. Will They Share a Bed?

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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September 26, 2019

What You Should Know This Mesothelioma Awareness Day

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