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Putting Science to Work for Security: A Call to Prevent Nuclear Testing

Scientists have a role to play in protecting our collective future by speaking in opposition to a resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

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May 7, 2018

NRC Cherry-Picking in the Post-Fukushima Era: A Case Study

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May 3, 2018

Regulators Should Think Twice Before Handing Out Pollution Credits for Self-Driving Cars

Don Anair
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May 3, 2018

The Health and Safety of America’s Workers Is at Risk

Kathleen Rest
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May 3, 2018

How Important is it for Self-Driving Cars to be Electric?

David Reichmuth
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April 26, 2018

7 Times Scott Pruitt Stole an Idea from the Villains of Captain Planet

Jacob Carter
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April 26, 2018

Do Local Food Markets Support Profitable Farms and Ranches?

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April 26, 2018

What Does North Korea Want—and What is the US Prepared to Give?

David Wright
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April 26, 2018

What Does the US Want from North Korea?

David Wright
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April 26, 2018

EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

April 25, 2018

Six Things You Should Know About The EPA’s New Science Restriction Draft Policy

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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April 24, 2018

Hundreds of Leading Scientists Stand Up for Science Integrity and Plead for Climate Action

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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April 24, 2018

Flint, Michigan Still Waiting for Justice Four Years On

Andrew Rosenberg
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April 24, 2018

Better Data Are Needed to Dismantle Racism in Policing

UCS Science Network

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April 24, 2018

A List of Scientific Organizations That Have Supported and Opposed Limiting What Research EPA Can Use to Make Decisions

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 24, 2018

The “Race” to Resolve the Boiling Water Reactor Safety Limit Problem

Dave Lochbaum
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April 23, 2018

California’s Next Climate Change Challenge is Water Whiplash

Adrienne Alvord
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April 22, 2018

Japan’s Nuclear Hawks Could Block US-North Korean Agreement on Denuclearization

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

US Department of Defense

April 21, 2018

Here are the “Transparency” Policy Documents the EPA Does Not Want You to See

Yogin Kothari
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April 20, 2018

Science on Wheels: Meeting a Scientist Right in Your Hometown

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April 19, 2018

Internal EPA Emails Confirm that Scott Pruitt’s Secret Science Proposal Is Entirely Driven By Politics

Yogin Kothari
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April 19, 2018

Competitive Enterprise Institute Counts Costs But Not Benefits of Safeguards—and Hopes You Won’t Notice

Yogin Kothari
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April 18, 2018

A Graduate Researcher’s (Brief) Guide to: Creating a Student Science Policy Group

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April 18, 2018

For a Moment, 50+ Percent of CA’s Energy Came From Solar

John Rogers
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April 18, 2018

Will Congress Give Farmers the Farm Bill They Want?

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