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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

It’s hot and getting hotter. But climate action is cool.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 29, 2025

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

Carly Phillips
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July 28, 2025

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

Lee Shaver
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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
Director of Fuels Policy

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September 6, 2018

Zinke Attends Pacific Islands Forum, Ignores Their Biggest Concern

Joel Clement
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September 6, 2018

California Gets one Step Closer to Zero-Emission Transit Buses

Jimmy O'Dea
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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
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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?

Dave Lochbaum
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September 5, 2018

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

Mike Lavender
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September 5, 2018

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

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

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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

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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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

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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September 4, 2018

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

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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August 31, 2018

Why is ExxonMobil Still Funding Climate Science Denier Groups?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 31, 2018

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

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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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

Ken Kimmell
Former President

August 30, 2018

Breaking Containment at Crystal River 3

Dave Lochbaum
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August 28, 2018

Transportation Pollution is on the Rise in Massachusetts 

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

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August 28, 2018

Transitioning the Workforce in the Era of Autonomous Vehicles: Meet Dr. Algernon Austin

Richard Ezike
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August 27, 2018

Art & Climate Change

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August 27, 2018

Ante la crisis fiscal, climática, y humanitaria, la comunidad científica boricua se moviliza para informar la política pública post-María

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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August 24, 2018

The Importance of Briefing NASA Deputy Administrator Nominee on the Latest Climate Science

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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August 23, 2018

Trump Twists the Law to Bail Out Coal

Sam Gomberg
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