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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
Policy Director

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Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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March 9, 2018

California’s Clean Fuels Standard Poised to Get Even Better

Jeremy Martin
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

Kris Hulvey

March 7, 2018

Collaboration Between Ranchers and Scientists Leads to Rangeland Management Opportunities

UCS Science Network

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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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March 1, 2018

Scott Pruitt, Superfund, and Communities: A Burning Desire to Remediate the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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March 1, 2018

Hawaii’s False Missile Alert

Guest Commentary

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March 1, 2018

Scott Pruitt Ensnares the Clean Power Plan in More Red Tape

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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March 1, 2018

UPDATED: The Disturbing Facts of Gun Violence Research in the US

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

March 1, 2018

How Does the Farm Bill Affect Everyday Americans?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

March 1, 2018

Drivers Show Their Love for Electric Vehicles

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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February 28, 2018

3 preguntas y respuestas sobre la energía solar: ¿qué?, ¿por qué?, y ¿cómo?

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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February 27, 2018

How to Fix Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Focus on the Right Values and Priorities

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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February 27, 2018

Ciencia para un planeta sano para todos

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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February 26, 2018

A Poisonous Frog in the Barrow: Department of Justice Actions Undermine Public Health and Safety

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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February 22, 2018

4 Happy Thoughts about the Trump Solar Tariffs

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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February 22, 2018

The Science of Voting Rights + An Interview with Matt Dunlap

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

White House

February 22, 2018

There Are Better Things in France for Trump to Emulate Than a Military Parade

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

February 21, 2018

And Then They Came for the Social Scientists

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

February 21, 2018

Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map is Fair, But Reveals Fundamental Tradeoffs in Institutional Choice

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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