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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

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Happy 10th Birthday to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act!

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August 14, 2018

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Results of Our 2018 Federal Scientists Survey

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August 13, 2018

What’s New with NextGrid?

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August 13, 2018

Obstruction of Injustice: Making Mountains out of Molehills at the Cooper Nuclear Plant

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August 10, 2018

In the Final Stretch of the Farm Bill, Keep an Eye on Crop Insurance. (Crop Insurance?)

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August 10, 2018

Hitting 1 Trillion. Think Clean Electrons, Not Stylish Electronics

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August 10, 2018

24 Space-Based Missile Defense Satellites Cannot Defend Against ICBMs

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August 10, 2018

More Comments on the IDA Boost-Phase Missile Defense Study

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August 9, 2018

Rick Perry Rejects Facts in Favor of Coal and Nuclear Bailouts

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August 9, 2018

Science Prevails in the Courts as Chlorpyrifos Ban Becomes Likely

Genna Reed
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August 9, 2018

Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill 2018: Continuing the Journey

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August 9, 2018

Pipe Rupture at Surry Nuclear Plant Kills Four Workers

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August 8, 2018

Farmers Markets and SNAP: Thanks, New York…Your Move, Congress

Karen Perry Stillerman
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August 8, 2018

Extreme Heat and Wildfire in California

Kristy Dahl
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August 8, 2018

Obstruction of Injustice: Columbia Generating Station Whitewash

Dave Lochbaum
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August 7, 2018

As States Target University Students for Voter Suppression, Student Groups are Fighting Back

Michael Latner
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August 7, 2018

Transition to Renewable Energy: Legislation Puts Clean Air and Vulnerable Communities First

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August 7, 2018

How Can We Turn Down the Gas in California?

Laura Wisland
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August 7, 2018

New Defense Bill Strengthens the Military’s Flood & Energy Readiness and Saves Taxpayer Dollars—All While Addressing Climate Change

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August 3, 2018

At the Trump USDA, the “D” Stands for “Dow”

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August 3, 2018

My No-Regrets, Enthusiastic Transition to Driving an EV

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August 2, 2018

Opposition to Trump’s New Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead

Stephen Young
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August 2, 2018

Chronic Flooding and the Future of Miami

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