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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Kevin X. Shen

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Liza Gordon-Rogers

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Joseph Reed

Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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January 16, 2025

New Analysis Shows Public Health Impacts of Proposed Gas Plants in Wisconsin

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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January 16, 2025

Will Environmental Justice Grants Disappear in the Next Administration?

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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January 16, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Plans to Fire Federal Science Workers Is Not a Done Deal

Taylor Pendergrass
Director, Policy & Advocacy

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January 15, 2025

Setting the Record Straight on Federal EV Charging Investments

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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January 15, 2025

Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Strategy: Bully Federal Scientists

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

UCSUSA

January 15, 2025

What Does “Best Available Science” Mean?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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January 14, 2025

Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, is Wrong on Purpose. Here are the Facts.

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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January 14, 2025

What’s at Stake if the Data at Federal Agencies Disappears?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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January 14, 2025

Ask A Scientist: How Can Scientists Drive Change Through Climate Lawsuits?

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January 13, 2025

Congress Needs to Ask Pete Hegseth Tough Questions

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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January 13, 2025

Organizations Call on Senators to Consider Nominees’ Respect for Science

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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January 10, 2025

Six Facts About Water and Wildfire in the West

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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January 8, 2025

Climate Science Deniers and Fossil Fuel Greenwashing: Danger in Trump’s Second Term

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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January 7, 2025

How Farm Policy Was Caught Up in a Dramatic End to 2024

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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January 7, 2025

Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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January 6, 2025

How Transmission—Not Gas—Will Bolster Winter Grid Reliability: A Look at MISO South

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Scott Pruitt To Become EPA Administrator

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January 2, 2025

How to Vet Presidential Nominees for Their Science Savvy—a Handy Checklist for Senators

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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December 30, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 19, 2024

When States Suppress Maternal Mortality Data, Pregnant People Pay the Price

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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December 18, 2024

How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries?

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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Union of Concerned Scientists

December 18, 2024

EPA Released a Cumulative Impacts Framework. Where Do We Go From Here?

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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December 17, 2024

Soaring Insurance Rates Show Climate Change Is a Pocketbook Issue

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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December 17, 2024

No Matter Who’s in Office, the Choice for Cleaner Trucks Is Obvious

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 17, 2024

Trump’s DOJ Could Pose a Danger to Elections and Voting Rights

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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