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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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September 17, 2019

Here Is Why State Regulators Are Rejecting Utility Resource Plans

Joseph Daniel
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September 17, 2019

The Courage of Youth Repudiates New Yorker Article on Climate Change

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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
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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

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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
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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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September 8, 2019

Scientists Ordered to Keep Quiet During Hurricane Dorian to Help President Save Face

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

Three Possible Solutions to Uneconomic Coal Generation

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

What’s a Coal State to Do?

Jeremy Richardson
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September 6, 2019

Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 5, 2019

Today’s Vehicles, Tomorrow: How Automakers Can Meet Strong 2025 Efficiency Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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