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August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

It’s getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

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Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Scott Pruitt To Become EPA Administrator

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January 2, 2025

How to Vet Presidential Nominees for Their Science Savvy—a Handy Checklist for Senators

Melissa L. Finucane
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December 30, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

John Rogers
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December 19, 2024

When States Suppress Maternal Mortality Data, Pregnant People Pay the Price

Darya Minovi
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December 18, 2024

How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries?

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December 18, 2024

EPA Released a Cumulative Impacts Framework. Where Do We Go From Here?

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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December 17, 2024

Soaring Insurance Rates Show Climate Change Is a Pocketbook Issue

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Policy Director

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December 17, 2024

No Matter Who’s in Office, the Choice for Cleaner Trucks Is Obvious

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 17, 2024

Trump’s DOJ Could Pose a Danger to Elections and Voting Rights

Liza Gordon-Rogers
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December 16, 2024

The Real Scam: Rail Against Renewables, Run Away with Factories

Derrick Z. Jackson
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December 16, 2024

Looking Ahead to Climate Litigation in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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December 12, 2024

Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 12, 2024

Massive Investments in the Midwest Grid Are Worth Celebrating

Sam Gomberg
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December 11, 2024

Three Efforts to Preserve Government Data as a New Trump Administration Approaches

Darya Minovi
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December 11, 2024

Trump’s Tariffs Will Be Bad for US Farmers and Consumers

Precious Tshabalala
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December 11, 2024

Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers

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December 11, 2024

Key Questions for HUD Nominee Ahead of Confirmation Hearing

Zoe Middleton
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December 11, 2024

Arctic Report Card 2024: How Did the Region Fare? Ask the Caribou

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Director of Scientific Excellence

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December 10, 2024

What the US Needs from a New NOAA Administrator (Science, Please)

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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December 10, 2024

Ask a Scientist: Chemical Safety Matters for Real People’s Lives—The Ethylene Oxide Story

Seth Michaels
Senior Science Policy Writer

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December 9, 2024

North Carolina’s Lame Duck Overhaul Threatens Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
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December 9, 2024

What Is Scientific Integrity—and How Does It Keep All of Us Safe?

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December 3, 2024

$12 Billion Can Get You the Wrong Kind of Attention

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November 26, 2024

Chasing Glaciers: A Runner’s Quest Through a Changing Landscape

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November 25, 2024

Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note

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