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May 8, 2025

The State of Science at 100 Days: Co-Opted, Hindered, and Undermined

We’ve been watching how the Trump administration has been abusing and co-opting science to advance its political goals across the federal government in its first 100 days.

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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May 8, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Attacking the Science in the National Environmental Policy Act

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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May 7, 2025

A Cruel Tradeoff: Building the “Amazon of Deportation” While Tearing Down Health and Human Services

Derrick Z. Jackson
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June 25, 2018

Getting More Wind and Solar is 100% Possible, But Not 100% Straightforward. Here’s Why

Mike Jacobs
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June 25, 2018

Dangerous Air Alert: New Analysis Shows How the Trump Administration Could Hide the Health Risks of Bad Air Days

Andrew Rosenberg
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June 25, 2018

Inundaciones crónicas, gentrificación climática y el futuro de Miami

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June 25, 2018

Flooding at Nine Mile Point

Dave Lochbaum
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June 25, 2018

How Many Homes Are at Risk from Sea Level Rise? New Interactive Map Has the Answers

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

June 22, 2018

Department of Interior Buries Communications Policy After Attempting to Justify Muzzling Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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June 22, 2018

As Asbestos Toll Mounts, Trump’s EPA Ignores It

Derrick Z. Jackson
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June 22, 2018

Questions about a US Space Force

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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June 22, 2018

The Forgotten Scientists: LGBQT in STEM

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

June 22, 2018

Breaking Through the Ice: LGBTQ+ Visibility in Stem

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June 21, 2018

Good News for Colorado Drivers: Hickenlooper Moves to Adopt State Clean Car Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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June 21, 2018

What Our 50-State Scorecard Says About Farming and Water Pollution (and What the Farm Bill Should Do About It)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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June 20, 2018

The Fate of My Grandmother’s Home: Facing Sea Level Rise in New Jersey

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June 20, 2018

California Takes Another Run at 100 Percent Clean Electricity

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

June 20, 2018

Role of Regulation in Nuclear Plant Safety: A New Series of Posts

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

June 18, 2018

Trump Wants a New Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon. But the US Has Plenty Already.

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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June 18, 2018

Peter Wright’s 50+ Chemical Facility Conflicts: A Disaster Waiting to Happen

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Eric Kilby

June 15, 2018

Massachusetts Senate Unanimously Endorses a Bold Vision for Clean Transportation

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

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June 14, 2018

Hey California, Let’s Spare the Air and Turn Down the Gas

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

The Chevron Richmond refinery fire in August 2012.

June 13, 2018

Contents Under Pressure: Speak Out Against EPA Proposed Chemical Facility Safety Rollbacks That Put Communities at Risk

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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June 13, 2018

New Evidence Shows Just How Bad the Trump Administration is at Governing

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Community solar projects are becoming popular as a way to provide access to solar for everyone while being able to take advantage of the economies of scale for larger projects. (Source: Wikimedia)

June 13, 2018

Acceso equitativo a la energía solar en Massachusetts, en manos del Senado

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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June 12, 2018

Massachusetts’s Clean Energy Economy: What the Legislature Needs to Do Now

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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June 12, 2018

We Ranked All 50 States from Farm to Fork. Why We Bothered—and a Taste of Our Takeaways

Marcia DeLonge
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