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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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Samantha Houston

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Shana Udvardy

Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

José Pablo Ortiz Partida

Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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May 17, 2018

High Energy Arc Faults and the Nuclear Plant Fire Protection IOU

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

US Air Force

May 16, 2018

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

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

The view from aerial tour of Hurricane Sandy damage of New Jersey's barrier beaches, Nov. 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)

May 16, 2018

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

UCS Science Network

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May 16, 2018

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

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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May 16, 2018

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

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

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
Senior Vehicles Analyst

May 10, 2018

Made in Chattanooga

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 10, 2018

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

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

May 10, 2018

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

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

May 9, 2018

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

UCS Science Network

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

May 9, 2018

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

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Wikipedia

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

Pesticide Action Network

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

EPA

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

Guest Commentary

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May 7, 2018

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

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 7, 2018

What is the Connection Between New Mobility and Transportation Equity?

Richard Ezike
Former Contributor

Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland

Rama/Wikipedia

May 7, 2018

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

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