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May 13, 2025

Putting Science to Work for Security: A Call to Prevent Nuclear Testing

Scientists have a role to play in protecting our collective future by speaking in opposition to a resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

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May 13, 2025

What is a Just Land Transition?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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May 13, 2025

Denial, Restriction and Manipulation: New Trump Administration Targets Voting Rights, Fair Representation

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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Ángel S. Fernández-Bou

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September 21, 2018

Hurricane Florence: One Week Later Here’s What We Know and Here’s What’s Next

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 21, 2018

Sea Level Rise: New Interactive Map Shows What’s at Stake in Coastal Congressional Districts

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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September 19, 2018

California Ready to Take Action on Clean Transportation after Climate Summit

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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September 19, 2018

Here’s What Agriculture of the Future Looks Like: The Multiple Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture Quantified

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

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September 18, 2018

The Department of Interior Does Not Care What You Think About Endangered Species

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

September 18, 2018

Mass. Gas Explosions: What Can We Do About Home Fossil Fuels?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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September 17, 2018

What’s for Dinner? A Preview of the People, Process, and Politics Updating Federal Dietary Guidelines

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

September 14, 2018

Even More Than 100% Clean: California’s Audacious Net-Zero Carbon Challenge

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

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September 13, 2018

The EPA Can’t Stop Polluters When the Trump Administration Cuts Enforcement Staff

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Juan Declet-Barreto

September 13, 2018

Mr President, More Than 3,000 Deaths is Not an “Incredible, Unsung Success”

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 13, 2018

The Price of Large-Scale Solar Keeps Dropping

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 13, 2018

Fatal Accident at Arkansas Nuclear One

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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September 12, 2018

Zombie Truck Theater: A House Science Committee Hearing

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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September 12, 2018

Los peligros escondidos del huracán ‘Florence’: mareas catastróficas e inundaciones al interior amenazan a comunidades rurales y de bajos recursos

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence Threatens East Coast Electricity Infrastructure

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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September 11, 2018

The Hidden Dangers of Hurricane Florence: Catastrophic Storm Surge and Inland Flooding Threatens Rural and Low-Income Communities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 11, 2018

Global Climate Summit: Thank Goodness for Clean Energy State Champs

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Alexandra Gelle

September 11, 2018

Why We Need to Humanize Chemists, and All Scientists

UCS Science Network

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September 10, 2018

Hurricane Florence: Four Things You Should Know That Your Meteorologist is Truly Too Busy to Tell You

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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September 10, 2018

Puerto Rican Scientists and the Communities They Serve: “Resistance is Resilience”

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 10, 2018

Community Choice Aggregation Puts Communities in Control of Their Electricity

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

September 10, 2018

Clinton Power Station: Even More Power Problems

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

Mike Jacobs

September 7, 2018

Department of Energy Walks Into a Fight About Subsidies

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 7, 2018

Amazon Deforestation in Brazil: What Does it Mean When There’s no Change?

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

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