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August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

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Don Anair
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August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

Alicia Race
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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

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June 28, 2018

Ocean Conservation Is Still Significantly at Risk Despite Backtrack on NOAA Mission Change

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June 27, 2018

Six Key Facts Ignored in Dismissal of California Climate Suits vs. Fossil Fuel Companies

Kathy Mulvey
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June 27, 2018

Uniting Young Scientists: Building a National Network for Grassroots Science Policy

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June 27, 2018

Judge Should Not Have Deferred to Congress, Executive Branch in Fossil-Fuel Climate Case

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June 27, 2018

The EPA SAB Agreed to Tell Pruitt that EPA’s Restricted Science Rule is Problematic, But Where’s the Follow-up?

Genna Reed
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June 27, 2018

Midwest Transmission Operator Planning for a High-Renewables Future

Sam Gomberg
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June 26, 2018

How Maryland Can Build a Clean and Modern Transportation System

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June 26, 2018

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

Josh Goldman
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June 26, 2018

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

Andrew Rosenberg
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June 26, 2018

Engaged Science: 6 Tips for the Trump Era

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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

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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
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June 22, 2018

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

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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

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June 22, 2018

The Forgotten Scientists: LGBQT in STEM

Jacob Carter
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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

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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
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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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California Takes Another Run at 100 Percent Clean Electricity

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