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May 15, 2025

Ask an Expert: How Strong is the Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud?

It’s no wonder the industry has used every procedural tactic in the book to stall these climate deception and damages claims.

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May 19, 2025

What Are Distributed Energy Resources?

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 19, 2025

Federal Science Advisory Committees Are Being Defunded and Dismantled. Here’s a Toolkit to Help Independent Scientists Step Up

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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March 19, 2018

The Case of the “Low-Yield” Trident Warhead

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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March 19, 2018

Automakers Turn to Climate Deniers in Quest to Lower Fuel Economy Regulations

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 19, 2018

Unseasonably Warm Arctic Winter is Thawing Alaska and May Be Linked to Nor’easters

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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March 16, 2018

Rep. Lamar Smith Misunderstands Science

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March 16, 2018

Black Lung, Abandoned Mines, Struggling Communities—And No Leadership

Jeremy Richardson
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March 16, 2018

Scientists Stand Up Against Shoddy Science on Glider Vehicles

Jonna Hamilton
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March 15, 2018

3 Takeaways from the Latest Solar Results

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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March 15, 2018

EPA Quietly Moves to Allow More Toxic Air Pollution that Causes Cancer

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

March 15, 2018

A Shout-Out to Government Scientists: Have You Completed the UCS Federal Scientists Survey?

UCS Science Network

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March 14, 2018

Two Major Climate Change Lawsuits Move Forward

Ken Kimmell
Former President

March 14, 2018

Energy Storage Means Energy Security—but Trump’s Budget Gives It the Axe

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

March 14, 2018

Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Rural America Hardest

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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March 13, 2018

Investing in the Future Farmers and Stewards of America

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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March 12, 2018

This Sunshine Week, How “Draining the Swamp” and Open Government are Faring in the Trump Era

Genna Reed
Former Staff

March 9, 2018

Reason for Optimism AND Concern in the Proposed US-North Korean Nuclear Summit

David Wright
Former Contributor

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March 9, 2018

California’s Clean Fuels Standard Poised to Get Even Better

Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy

March 8, 2018

Why NRC Nuclear Safety Inspections are Necessary: Vogtle

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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March 8, 2018

New Data Show Electric Vehicles Continue to Get Cleaner

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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March 8, 2018

Las mujeres fortalecen las industrias de energía renovable

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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March 7, 2018

Collaboration Between Ranchers and Scientists Leads to Rangeland Management Opportunities

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March 6, 2018

Five Things We’ve Learned from Surveys of Government Scientists

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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March 5, 2018

Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA’s Earth Science Division Are Damaging for All of Us

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

March 2, 2018

Building Relationships to Promote Science-Based Decision Making

UCS Science Network

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March 2, 2018

NOAA’s Life-Saving Research is on the Chopping Block in FY19 Federal Budget

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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