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NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
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Scott Pruitt’s Incredible, Perpetual, Public Time-Wasting Machine

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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.

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May 10, 2018

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May 10, 2018

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

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May 10, 2018

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

Derrick Z. Jackson
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May 9, 2018

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

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

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2°C or not 2°C? Unanswered Questions in ExxonMobil’s and Chevron’s Climate Risk Reports

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May 9, 2018

How Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the EPA’s Science and Technology Budget Endanger Our Health and Safety

Kathleen Rest
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EPA Eliminates Vital Protection to Keep Air Clean of Toxics, Threatening Our Health

Juan Declet-Barreto
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May 8, 2018

Science — The Hidden Gem at the Heart of the EPA and Why You Should Support It

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May 7, 2018

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

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What is the Connection Between New Mobility and Transportation Equity?

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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

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

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

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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?

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April 26, 2018

What Does the US Want from North Korea?

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April 26, 2018

EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles

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April 25, 2018

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

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