Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images July 3, 2025 NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us? Get NOAA the resources it needs to do its life-saving scientific work. Marc Alessi Science Fellow
Rene DeAnda / Unsplash June 30, 2025 Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science Joseph Reed Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy
Gary D'Ercole/GETTY July 2, 2025 Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track Kevin X. Shen Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate
Photo: Ryan McKnight October 10, 2018 Three Reasons Bernard McNamee is a Horrible Choice for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sam Gomberg Senior Analyst
Public Domain October 10, 2018 Clean Transportation Technologies Can Cut Emissions and Save Northeast Over $1 Trillion in Reduced Spending on Oil. Daniel Gatti Former contributor
Credit: USFWS October 9, 2018 Half a Degree of Warming Could be the Difference Between Survival and Extinction for Many Species Adam Markham Former Staff
NASA October 9, 2018 Hurricane Michael Threatens Gulf Coast Homes and Military Bases Kristy Dahl Former Staff
October 8, 2018 The IPCC Gets Real about the 1.5°C Target Peter Frumhoff Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist
Photo: Dolores González Elementary School October 8, 2018 On Indigenous People’s Day, a Look at the Movement to Revive Native Foodways and How Western Science Might Support—For a Change Ricardo Salvador Former Contributor
October 5, 2018 Pathways to 1.5C: Carbon Budget in the IPCC Special Report Brenda Ekwurzel Director of Scientific Excellence
As the IPCC report will make clear, when it comes to climate change, we are all in the same boat. Photo taken by the author at COP23 in Bonn, Germany last November October 5, 2018 Will the IPCC 1.5 Degrees Special Report Help Drive Greater Climate Ambition? Alden Meyer Former Contributor
Photo: Flickr / Irene / Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC 2.0 October 5, 2018 Heat Extremes at 1.5°C and 2°C Warming Rachel Licker Former Staff
North Carolina National Guard October 5, 2018 What a Difference 0.5°C Makes! Or, How a Seemingly Small Amount of Global Warming can Lead to a lot More Rain Astrid Caldas Senior Climate Scientist
Chief Petty Officer Stephen Kelly/US Coast Guard October 5, 2018 Seven Things You Should Know About the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report and its Policy Implications Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
Energy efficiency investments provide benefits to all ratepayers. That's why all utilities should be required to meet a minimum standard for investment in this important resource. (credit: Shutterstock.com/Kzenon) October 4, 2018 The Most Energy-Efficient States: 2018 Rankings John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
Photo: Runar Pedersen Holkestad/Flickr October 4, 2018 Kids Deserve to Have Healthy Lives: The Uncertain Fate of EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection Kathleen Rest Former Executive Director
Photo: Erik (HASH) Hersman/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr) October 4, 2018 Electoral Reform Update: One State at a Time Michael Latner Former UCS Fellow
October 3, 2018 Top EPA Science Office Sidelined as Political Appointees Hatched Controversial Science Proposal Michael Halpern Former Contributor
Photo: NCinDC/CC BY-ND 2.0 (Flickr) October 3, 2018 DOI’s New Policy Restricts Science Under the Guise of Transparency Charise Johnson Former Contributor
Photo: Rafał Konieczny CC-BY-SA-4.0 (Wikimedia) October 2, 2018 New California Laws Address Climate Change—Some Bills Fall Short Jason Barbose Former Contributor
©corlaffra/Shutterstock.com October 2, 2018 Experts Expose Hot Air in Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Risk Reporting Kathy Mulvey Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program
EPA October 2, 2018 The EPA Disbanded Its Office of Science Advisor. Here’s Why That Matters. Michael Halpern Former Contributor
Photo: Sustainable Food Center October 1, 2018 Lapsed Farm Bill Hurts Central Texas Farmers and Low-income Families Sarah Reinhardt Former Contributor
Photo: Dennis Schroeder / NREL October 1, 2018 Despite Trump Roadblocks, Full Steam Ahead for Clean Energy Transition Jeff Deyette Director of State Policy and Analysis
September 28, 2018 With Headlines Elsewhere, Administration Offers Just ONE Day For Public Input on Major Climate Rule Julie McNamara Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy
September 27, 2018 Environmental Justice Requires Electoral Reform: New Analysis Michael Latner Former UCS Fellow