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May 12, 2025

President Trump’s Elections Executive Order: A Dubious Power Grab

A new executive order puts restrictions on voting rights that would be a sweeping change to voter registration and voter access.

Lisa Van Theemsche
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May 12, 2025

Why Does Toyota Oppose Clean Air?

David Reichmuth
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May 8, 2025

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

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May 17, 2018

Sonny Perdue’s USDA Is in Bed with Big Pork. That’s Really Bad for Everyone Else.

Karen Perry Stillerman
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May 17, 2018

High Energy Arc Faults and the Nuclear Plant Fire Protection IOU

Dave Lochbaum
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May 16, 2018

Bipartisan Outrage as EPA, White House Try to Cover Up Chemical Health Assessment

Michael Halpern
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May 16, 2018

Building the Right Project: An Engineer’s Perspective on Infrastructure Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events

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May 16, 2018

Among President Trump’s Dismal Judicial Nominees, Wendy Vitter Stands Out for Promoting Unscientific Myths

Michael Halpern
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May 16, 2018

California Could Pass Innovative Legislation on Key Climate, Energy and Transportation Issues

Jason Barbose
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May 16, 2018

UCS Joins Lawsuit to Stop Pruitt from Rolling Back Clean Car Standards

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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May 15, 2018

Back to Bad Air: The Trump EPA’s Attack on Science and Our Health

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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May 14, 2018

SNAP is a boon to urban and rural economies—and small-town stores may not survive cuts

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

May 14, 2018

La EPA elimina una protección vital para mantener el aire libre de sustancias tóxicas, poniendo nuestra salud en peligro

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

May 11, 2018

Industry Criticizing… Industry? This is What Effective Advocacy Looks Like

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 11, 2018

Scott Pruitt’s Incredible, Perpetual, Public Time-Wasting Machine

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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May 11, 2018

Automakers Pretend President Trump Isn’t Giving Them Exactly What They Asked For—We Don’t Buy it.

Dave Cooke
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May 10, 2018

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Dave Lochbaum
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May 10, 2018

The Past, Present, and Future of Carbon Pricing in Washington State

Adrienne Alvord
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May 10, 2018

The New Farm Bill’s Pesticide Provisions are a Sneak Attack on the Environment

Derrick Z. Jackson
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May 9, 2018

So, What Does the Endangered Species Act Mean to Me?

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May 9, 2018

How Would a Flawed 2020 Census Affect You? I Talked with Someone Who Knows

Michael Latner
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May 9, 2018

2°C or not 2°C? Unanswered Questions in ExxonMobil’s and Chevron’s Climate Risk Reports

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 9, 2018

How Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the EPA’s Science and Technology Budget Endanger Our Health and Safety

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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May 8, 2018

EPA Eliminates Vital Protection to Keep Air Clean of Toxics, Threatening Our Health

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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May 8, 2018

Science — The Hidden Gem at the Heart of the EPA and Why You Should Support It

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May 7, 2018

What Happened During the Hasty White House Review of EPA’s Science Restriction Rule?

Genna Reed
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May 7, 2018

What is the Connection Between New Mobility and Transportation Equity?

Richard Ezike
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