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July 22, 2025

“Hydroclimate Whiplash”: How Extreme Rainfall and Drought Are Linked

The same atmospheric conditions that cause droughts can also produce extreme rainfall. Marc Alessi explains the whiplash.

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July 22, 2025

What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Farm Bill?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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July 21, 2025

Six Months in, UCS Is in the Fight for the Long Haul

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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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
Former contributor

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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
Fellow

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November 14, 2018

Which Parks and Rec Character is FirstEnergy?

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 14, 2018

Forensics, Justice, and the Case for Science-Based Decision Making

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November 14, 2018

Senate Should Reject Trump’s Coal-Friendly Energy Commission Nominee

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

November 13, 2018

Automakers propose loopholes, not rollbacks of cleaner car standards—both are terrible

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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November 13, 2018

The Voters have Spoken: Time for Checks and Balances to Make a Comeback

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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November 13, 2018

Ørsted, Deepwater Wind: Are Offshore Wind Mergers Good for Us?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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November 13, 2018

Forget the Trump Bailout—Here’s a Real Solution for Nuclear and the Climate

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

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November 13, 2018

Fossil Fuel Giants Are Pumping Out Greenwashing—Their Tricks Won’t Work

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

USDA

November 11, 2018

On Veterans Day, Why Aren’t Congress and the USDA Looking Out for Those Who Served?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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