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June 18, 2025

What We’re Watching: Coming Historic Heat Plus Acute Risks Could Make Rest of June a Hot Mess

Expected extreme heat in US was made more likely by climate change.

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Worsening Wildfires Contribute to Increasingly Unaffordable Insurance and Housing Costs

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Railroads Are Running Dirty Diesel Trains Through Communities and No One Is Doing Anything About It

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September 10, 2018

Clinton Power Station: Even More Power Problems

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Department of Energy Walks Into a Fight About Subsidies

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September 7, 2018

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

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September 7, 2018

One Year after Maria, Puerto Rico Deserves a Solid, Resilient, and Healthy Power System

Paula Garcia
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September 6, 2018

Will Happer, a Climate Science Denier, Joins the White House

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September 6, 2018

A un año de María, Puerto Rico merece un sistema eléctrico sólido, resiliente y saludable

Paula Garcia
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September 6, 2018

California’s Clean Fuel Policies Clear Roadblocks to Electric Vehicles

Jeremy Martin
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September 6, 2018

Zinke Attends Pacific Islands Forum, Ignores Their Biggest Concern

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September 6, 2018

California Gets one Step Closer to Zero-Emission Transit Buses

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New models will help continue the growth in EV sales, like the longer-range battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUV that is scheduled to arrive for sale later this year.

September 6, 2018

Electric Vehicle Sales Are Taking Off in 2018

David Reichmuth
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September 6, 2018

We Need Better Data about What Is Killing American Prisoners. It’s Probably the Heat.

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September 6, 2018

Vogtle and Hatch: Have Cost Over-Runs Undermined Safety Performance?

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September 5, 2018

Why the Farm Bill Should Invest in Agroecology Research: An Interview with Dr. Selena Ahmed

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September 5, 2018

Climate-Safe Infrastructure for All: California Working Group Report Provides Comprehensive Recommendations

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
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September 5, 2018

This Beetle Lays its Eggs in Dead Mice Carcasses and then Covers Them With Mucus – But it’s Endangered and Important

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September 4, 2018

Op-Eds for Cheeseheads: Training New Scientists as Communicators in Wisconsin Food Systems Policy

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September 4, 2018

Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act Threaten Wildlife

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September 4, 2018

What Happens in the Next 26 Days Could Change Our Food and Farm Future

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August 31, 2018

Why is ExxonMobil Still Funding Climate Science Denier Groups?

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August 31, 2018

Trump Administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Is Anything But

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August 31, 2018

The Sociopolitical Evolution of a Scientist: Incorporating Advocacy into My Graduate School Experience

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August 30, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh: Enemy of Innovation

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August 30, 2018

Breaking Containment at Crystal River 3

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August 28, 2018

Transportation Pollution is on the Rise in Massachusetts 

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