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July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Continued attacks on NOAA’s ability to conduct science will make it increasingly difficult to reduce the size of the Gulf dead zone.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 29, 2025

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

Carly Phillips
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January 14, 2019

Trump Swamp Threatens Waters of the US

Derrick Z. Jackson
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January 14, 2019

The Long-Overdue Missile Defense Review Expected (Again) This Week

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

January 11, 2019

Okinawa’s Burden

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 9, 2019

Record Number of Satellites in Orbit

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

January 8, 2019

Memo to Congress: America Already Has Low-yield Nuclear Warheads

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

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January 8, 2019

Mercury Is Toxic. Andrew Wheeler’s Proposed Rollback Is Even Worse.

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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January 8, 2019

Wind vs. Gas: Winter Wind Beats New Pipelines

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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January 8, 2019

The Government Shutdown Hurts Public Health and the Environment. Do You Have a Story to Tell?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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January 8, 2019

Four Things the New Congress Can Do to Hold Trump’s USDA Accountable

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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January 3, 2019

What is Resource Adequacy? Three Requirements that Keep the Lights on in California

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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January 2, 2019

What’s Hiding in Your Electric Bill? How Utility Customers Finance Risky Investments

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

January 2, 2019

China in Focus #22: Whither Engagement?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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December 30, 2018

The EPA, Mercury, and Air Toxics, Oh My!

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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December 30, 2018

The Miraculous Hope of Climate Realists

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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December 30, 2018

Feeling Blue About Climate Change? You’re Not Alone.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

December 27, 2018

Year in Review: 9 Clean Energy Transition Stories from 2018

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

December 21, 2018

Nuclear Weapons, President Trump, and General Mattis

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

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December 20, 2018

Dear New Midwest Governors: The Green New Deal and You

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 20, 2018

Birds, Bats, and Wind Power: An Interview with Abby Arnold of the American Wind Wildlife Institute

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 20, 2018

The 2018 Farm Bill Is Now Law. But the Shenanigans Continue…

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

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December 20, 2018

Seasonal Shutdowns: How Coal Plants That Operate Less Can Save Customers Money

Joseph Daniel
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December 20, 2018

Queremos Sol Puerto Rico: a 100% Local and Extraordinary Resource

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

December 20, 2018

Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine SNAP After Congress Negotiates Bipartisan Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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December 19, 2018

Dear Automakers – Consumers Want Cleaner Cars this Year and Every Year!

Michelle Robinson
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