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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

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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

Kevin X. Shen
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September 27, 2018

Getting the Facts Right on Washington’s I-1631

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

September 27, 2018

Nuclear Reactor Fuel Safety: The Waiting Gain

Dave Lochbaum
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September 26, 2018

A Stunningly Low Price for Offshore Wind: Massachusetts Moves Forward

John Rogers
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September 25, 2018

What is the Responsible Science Policy Coalition? Here Are Some Clues

Michael Halpern
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September 25, 2018

When Will Autonomous Vehicles be Safe Enough? An interview with Professor Missy Cummings

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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September 25, 2018

PFAS Contamination at Military Sites Reveals a Need for Urgent Science-based Protections

Genna Reed
Former Staff

September 25, 2018

Action Needed to Address the US Military’s PFAS Contamination

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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September 24, 2018

Puerto Rico: Maria’s Laboratory for Scientific Collaboration

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September 24, 2018

Understanding 1.5°C: The IPCC’s Forthcoming Special Report

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

September 24, 2018

No, Space-Based Missile Defense Will Not Cost Only $20 Billion. (Spoiler: That’s only the launch costs.)

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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September 24, 2018

The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 21, 2018

In a Warming World, Carolina CAFOs Are a Disaster for Farmers, Animals, and Public Health

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 21, 2018

Utilities Look Toward a Clean Energy Future, Yet the Administration Keeps Looking Back

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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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

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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

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