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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
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Kathy Mulvey

Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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June 13, 2018

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

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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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
Former Contributor

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June 12, 2018

ExxonMobil Refuses to Give Scientists the Floor: Reflections from a Corporate Shareholders’ Meeting

UCS Science Network

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June 12, 2018

Supreme Court Ignores Science, Enables Voter Purging, But Data May Have Final Say

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

June 11, 2018

The Versatile Test Reactor Debate: Round 2

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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June 7, 2018

Will Chevron Show Leadership in Climate Solutions? Notes From the 2018 Shareholders’ Meeting

UCS Science Network

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June 7, 2018

Our Latest Automaker Rankings: What The Industry Needs to do to Keep Moving Forward

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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June 6, 2018

It’s Time to Implement Stronger Autonomous Vehicle Testing Standards

Richard Ezike
Former Contributor

June 5, 2018

Update on the Low-Yield Trident Warhead: Time for the Senate to Step Up

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

June 5, 2018

Why NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System Matters

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

June 2, 2018

Debriefing the EPA’s Science Advisory Board Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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June 1, 2018

Who’s Interested in the Trump Coal Bailout?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

June 1, 2018

The difference between 4,645 and 64 deceased in the aftermath of Hurricane María is… science

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

June 1, 2018

What the Failed House Farm Bill Got Wrong About SNAP and Work

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

June 1, 2018

New House Bill Cuts Critical Climate Research. The Senate Could Stop it

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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June 1, 2018

Now That Xcel Won’t Get Its Nuclear Bill, What’s Next?

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

June 1, 2018

How Does Pollution from Animal Agriculture Compare to Vehicle Pollution?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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May 31, 2018

The US Military, Resilient Energy, and the Zombie Apocalypse

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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May 31, 2018

Hurricane Season 2018 Begins: Will it be Different From Last Year’s?

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

May 31, 2018

The FY2019 National Nuclear Security Administration Budget: Weapons Are Winners

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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May 30, 2018

EPA Science Advisory Board’s First 2018 Meeting: What to Expect

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 30, 2018

Weathering the Storm: Building Community Resilience in Environmental Justice Communities

UCS Science Network

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