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Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Residents of Texas Hill Country testified about what recovery means to them. Who will listen?

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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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
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

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

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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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