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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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What is a Just Land Transition?

Amanda Fencl
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Denial, Restriction and Manipulation: New Trump Administration Targets Voting Rights, Fair Representation

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February 12, 2018

Science Alert to EPA Chief Pruitt: Pollution Kills People

Kathleen Rest
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February 12, 2018

UCS is Surveying Federal Scientists Working Under the Trump Administration

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February 12, 2018

An Unseasonably “Hot” February for California’s Clean Energy Landscape

Laura Wisland
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February 8, 2018

Pruitt Squirming away from the Weight of Climate Evidence

Rachel Licker
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February 8, 2018

Making the Leap from Coal to What Could Be: New Mexico’s Energy Future

Julie McNamara
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Top Clean Cars and Trucks of 2018

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February 8, 2018

NRC’s Project Aim: Off-target?

Dave Lochbaum
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February 7, 2018

Trump Administration Raids Workers’ Tip Jars, Buries Data Showing That’s a Horrible Idea

Andrew Rosenberg
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February 7, 2018

Demolishing Public Protections to Build Trump’s Wall

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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February 6, 2018

How One Utility Is Using Tax Reform to Hide a Billion-Dollar Climate Problem

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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February 5, 2018

Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration: The Cases of Alex Azar and Brenda Fitzgerald

Derrick Z. Jackson
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February 5, 2018

Clinton Power Station: Déjà vu Transformer Problems

Dave Lochbaum
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February 2, 2018

Rigor and Transparency as an Antidote to Politicization at EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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February 2, 2018

Your Home vs. Winter: Let these “Game of Thrones” Quotes Be Your Guide

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

February 2, 2018

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Top Take-Aways

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former Contributor

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February 2, 2018

Pruitt’s EPA Attempts to Undermine California’s Leadership on Vehicle Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

February 1, 2018

China and Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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January 31, 2018

Why a Boring, Bureaucratic Reorganization at the Department of Energy Might Be Worse Than It Seems

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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January 31, 2018

When Renewable Energy Costs Fall Quickly, How Should Buyers Get Good Information?

Mike Jacobs
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January 31, 2018

Science 1, Gobbledygook 0: Debunking Trump’s Climate Claims

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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January 31, 2018

Donald Trump’s State of the Union: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Alden Meyer
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January 31, 2018

State of the Union: The Values that Can Stop a Wrecking Ball Presidency

Ken Kimmell
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January 31, 2018

Sea Level Rise Will Make Oregon’s Existing Flooding Problems Worse

Kristy Dahl
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January 30, 2018

Cyanobacteria-Based Biofuel: an Innovative Platform for Clean Energy Production

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