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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Kevin X. Shen

Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

Liza Gordon-Rogers

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Joseph Reed

Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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October 2, 2018

New California Laws Address Climate Change—Some Bills Fall Short

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

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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

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October 1, 2018

Lapsed Farm Bill Hurts Central Texas Farmers and Low-income Families

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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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

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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
Former Contributor

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September 26, 2018

A Stunningly Low Price for Offshore Wind: Massachusetts Moves Forward

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 25, 2018

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

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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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

US Air Force

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

CienciaPR’s education specialist, Elvin Estrada, trains educators at the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico/Mónica Feliú-Mójer.

September 24, 2018

Puerto Rico: Maria’s Laboratory for Scientific Collaboration

UCS Science Network

IISD

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

Coast Waterkeeper/Waterkeeper Alliance

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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