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Maskot / Getty Images December 19, 2024 When States Suppress Maternal Mortality Data, Pregnant People Pay the Price Darya Minovi Senior Analyst
Steve Fecht/Chevrolet December 18, 2024 How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries? Jessica Dunn Scientist
Union of Concerned Scientists December 18, 2024 EPA Released a Cumulative Impacts Framework. Where Do We Go From Here? Kristie Ellickson Senior Scientist
Tech Sgt. Chelsea Smith/US Air National Guard December 17, 2024 Soaring Insurance Rates Show Climate Change Is a Pocketbook Issue Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Stringer (Getty) December 17, 2024 No Matter Who’s in Office, the Choice for Cleaner Trucks Is Obvious Dave Cooke Senior Vehicles Analyst
Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images December 17, 2024 Trump’s DOJ Could Pose a Danger to Elections and Voting Rights Liza Gordon-Rogers Research Associate
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images December 16, 2024 The Real Scam: Rail Against Renewables, Run Away with Factories Derrick Z. Jackson Fellow
Frank van Beek/Courtesy of the ICJ December 16, 2024 Looking Ahead to Climate Litigation in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities L. Delta Merner Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation
Cavan Images/Getty Images December 12, 2024 Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System James Gignac Midwest Policy Director
Westend61/Getty Images December 12, 2024 Massive Investments in the Midwest Grid Are Worth Celebrating Sam Gomberg Senior Analyst
Matt Anderson / Getty Images December 11, 2024 Three Efforts to Preserve Government Data as a New Trump Administration Approaches Darya Minovi Senior Analyst
Preston Keres/USDA December 11, 2024 Trump’s Tariffs Will Be Bad for US Farmers and Consumers Precious Tshabalala Economist
Alice Welch/USDA December 11, 2024 Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers Guest Commentary
Jeff McCollough/Getty Images December 11, 2024 Key Questions for HUD Nominee Ahead of Confirmation Hearing Zoe Middleton Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience
Christoph Wagner/Getty Images December 11, 2024 Arctic Report Card 2024: How Did the Region Fare? Ask the Caribou Brenda Ekwurzel Director of Scientific Excellence
Joe Raedle/Getty Images December 10, 2024 What the US Needs from a New NOAA Administrator (Science, Please) Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
UCS December 10, 2024 Ask a Scientist: Chemical Safety Matters for Real People’s Lives—The Ethylene Oxide Story Seth Michaels Senior Science Policy Writer
Ultima Gaina / Getty Images December 9, 2024 North Carolina’s Lame Duck Overhaul Threatens Elections Liza Gordon-Rogers Research Associate
iStock.com/Ben Trussel December 9, 2024 What Is Scientific Integrity—and How Does It Keep All of Us Safe? Christopher Williams Former Staff
DNY59/Getty Images December 3, 2024 $12 Billion Can Get You the Wrong Kind of Attention Mike Jacobs Senior Energy Analyst
Lee Shaver/UCS USA November 26, 2024 Chasing Glaciers: A Runner’s Quest Through a Changing Landscape Lee Shaver Senior Energy Analyst
Getty Images November 25, 2024 Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note Laura Peterson Corporate Analyst & Advocate
Martin Poole/Getty Images November 25, 2024 What’s Wrong with Billionaires Dictating the US Science Agenda? Melissa L. Finucane Vice President of Science & Innovation
Dina Lydia/Unsplash November 22, 2024 Western Energy Markets Could Soon Be Governed Differently. Here’s Why That Matters. Mark Specht Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst