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Wildfires Are Getting Worse. Trump’s Science Cuts Could Threaten Our Response.

Carly Phillips
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12,000 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Must Be Stopped from Dismantling FEMA

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July 23, 2018

The 1 Thing Massachusetts Needs in its Clean Energy Bill

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July 20, 2018

New EPA Administrator, Same Bad Idea—Car Standard Rollbacks Would be Awful

Dave Cooke
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July 20, 2018

Coal Bailout: Low on Benefits, but High on Costs

Mike Jacobs
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July 19, 2018

Most Popular Energy Source? Everyone Loves Solar

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July 19, 2018

Electric vs. Diesel vs. Natural Gas: Which Bus is Best for the Climate?

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July 19, 2018

Yankee Rowe and Reactor Vessel Safety

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July 18, 2018

Watching Wheeler: 9 Critical Actions the New EPA Chief Should Take

Kathleen Rest
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July 18, 2018

Science Citizenship: Making Science Actionable

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July 17, 2018

The Midwest’s Food System is Failing. Here’s Why.

Karen Perry Stillerman
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July 16, 2018

The Endangered Species Act is Itself Endangered

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The EPA Should Not Restrict The Science They Use To Protect Us

Andrew Rosenberg
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July 13, 2018

House of Representatives Boosts Massachusetts Clean Energy; What’s Next?

John Rogers
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July 12, 2018

Intimidation, Disinformation, the Formula Industry and the Next Dietary Guidelines

Genna Reed
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July 12, 2018

Empty Pipe Dreams at Palo Verde

Dave Lochbaum
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July 11, 2018

Congress Must Extend and Reform the National Flood Insurance Program

Rachel Cleetus
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July 11, 2018

Monsanto Drags IARC Into the Depths of Its Disinformation Campaign on Glyphosate

Genna Reed
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July 11, 2018

VW Settlement: A Needed Jolt for Electric Trucks and Buses, But More Is Needed

Jimmy O'Dea
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July 11, 2018

Three Revolutions and the Future of Cars: An Interview with Dr. Dan Sperling

Don Anair
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July 10, 2018

An Open Letter to the Massachusetts House Leadership: Time for Climate and Energy Action

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July 9, 2018

Across the United States, Local Food Investments Link Harvest to Health

Sarah Reinhardt
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July 9, 2018

Court Says Agency Can’t Indefinitely Delay Implementation of Obama-era Rules

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Explaining Land Use Implications of Autonomous Vehicles: Meet Dr. Jonathan Levine

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The Time Has Come for Stronger Investment in Water Infrastructure – Especially for Underserved Communities

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President Trump’s Supreme Court Pick: What’s at Stake for Science and the Environment?

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