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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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December 6, 2018

McNamee on FERC Harmful to Kansas and Iowa Wind Industries and Rate-Payers

Rob Cowin
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December 5, 2018

Let’s Celebrate Soil! New Science and Stories for World Soils Day

Marcia DeLonge
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December 5, 2018

Will Koch Pull the Plug on Electric Cars?

Elliott Negin
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December 4, 2018

With Lessons from Los Angeles, D.C. Takes a Good Food Policy Coast to Coast

Sarah Reinhardt
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December 4, 2018

Understanding Local Impacts to Inform Wildlife Conservation

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November 30, 2018

NCA4 warns climate change puts our workforce at risk. The case of Latinos shows what we can do about it.

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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November 29, 2018

Three Ways a Trump FERC Could Negatively Impact Us

Sam Gomberg
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November 29, 2018

Data and the Future of Mobility: An Interview with Dr. Regina Clewlow

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

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November 29, 2018

Scientific Integrity and Privacy at Risk in Census

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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November 28, 2018

Scientists Call Out EPA Over Ozone Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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November 27, 2018

EPA Chemical Office Nominee Alexandra Dunn Must Prioritize Science and Public Health

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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November 27, 2018

Will Cutting Carbon Emissions Increase MY Energy Bill? It doesn’t have to.

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 27, 2018

2018 LA Auto Show: Automakers Promise an Electric Future While Moving Backwards on Emissions?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

November 26, 2018

Hope and a 250-mile Bike Ride Through Colorado with a Mother-Daughter Duo

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November 26, 2018

The 2018 House Elections May be Historic Enough to End the Redistricting Wars

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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November 23, 2018

Five Takeaways From the Fourth National Climate Assessment and What They Mean for Food and Farms

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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November 23, 2018

What is the Fourth National Climate Assessment?

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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November 23, 2018

New National Climate Assessment Shows Climate Change is a Threat to our Economy, Infrastructure and Health

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 20, 2018

Charlie Baker Can Lead on Clean Transportation

Daniel Gatti
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November 16, 2018

Winds and Wildfires in California: 4 Factors to Watch that Increase Danger

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

November 16, 2018

7 Things People Got Wrong with our Recent ‘Nuclear Power Dilemma’ Report

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

November 15, 2018

As Congress Revives its Oversight Responsibilities, Science Should Be on the Agenda

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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November 14, 2018

7 Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s New USDA Chief Scientist Nominee

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 14, 2018

A Stealth Move to Undermine Science at the US Department of Agriculture

Derrick Z. Jackson
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