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July 29, 2025

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

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

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

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Kevin X. Shen

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Liza Gordon-Rogers

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Joseph Reed

Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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June 26, 2018

How Maryland Can Build a Clean and Modern Transportation System

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

June 26, 2018

A Tale of Four Cities: How Smart Growth Can Shape the Future of the Washington, D.C. / Baltimore Region

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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June 26, 2018

Ocean Agency Must Keep Its Focus on Climate Change and Sustaining Marine Ecosystems

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 26, 2018

Engaged Science: 6 Tips for the Trump Era

UCS Science Network

June 25, 2018

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

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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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
Former Contributor

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June 25, 2018

Inundaciones crónicas, gentrificación climática y el futuro de Miami

Guest Commentary

June 25, 2018

Flooding at Nine Mile Point

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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
Fellow

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

UCS Science Network

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

Guest Commentary

SB 100 Lobby Day in Sacramento

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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