The Equation

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
East Asia Project Manager

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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 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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September 18, 2019

Fellow Parents, Why Supporting the Climate Strike is What It’s All About

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

September 18, 2019

The Climate Strike Is On. We Will Be There.

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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September 18, 2019

Striking for Global Climate Justice

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 18, 2019

A Timeline of Recent Attacks on the EPA’s Science-based Ambient Air Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

September 18, 2019

Some pretty good work by Congress on missile defense this year

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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September 18, 2019

SOS Congress: Nation’s Flood Policy Is Not Keeping Up with Climate Change Reality

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

September 17, 2019

Here Is Why State Regulators Are Rejecting Utility Resource Plans

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 17, 2019

The Courage of Youth Repudiates New Yorker Article on Climate Change

UCS Science Network

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September 17, 2019

What Do Brexit and Energy Markets Have in Common? A lot.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 16, 2019

Trump’s Witch Hunt Against California and Carmakers

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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September 16, 2019

The Climate Strike Inspires. So Do These 5 Signs of Clean Energy Progress

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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September 16, 2019

SharpieGate in the Broader Context of the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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September 13, 2019

The Biggest Casualty of Trump’s Dorian Deceit: Our Common Bonds

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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September 12, 2019

How the Honda CR-V Can Get Back on Top in 2025

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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September 11, 2019

Former NOAA Officials File Scientific Integrity Complaint over Trump Attacks on Weather Forecasters

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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September 11, 2019

That Tasty Chicken Sandwich Is Brought to You by a Stomach-Turning Industry

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 11, 2019

Giving a Voice to Students & Early Career Researchers in International Science Policy and Diplomacy in the Post-Truth Era

UCS Science Network

Thousands of scientists engaged in Science Rising, an immensely successful effort to inject science policy topics into the 2018 election.

September 11, 2019

Ask a Scientist: Should Scientists Shy Away from Politics?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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September 10, 2019

How Science Watchdogs Can Protect the Gray Wolf

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September 10, 2019

Here’s What Congress Should Ask When Industry Tries to Spread PFAS Disinformation Today

Genna Reed
Former Staff

NOAA

September 9, 2019

NOAA Officials Threatened with Firing After Dorian Trump Tweet Fiasco

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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September 9, 2019

United Nations Panel Says Farmers are a Key to Managing Climate Change

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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September 9, 2019

The World Is in a Water Crisis and Climate Change Is Making it Worse

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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September 9, 2019

What Is the Climate Strike? An Adult’s Guide to What, Why, and How to Help

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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