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May 15, 2025

The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns

The alleged scheme involved hacking into the email accounts of staff members at UCS and several other public interest organizations.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 15, 2025

12,000 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Must Be Stopped from Dismantling FEMA

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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May 14, 2025

Seven Questions for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as He Testifies Before Congress

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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December 22, 2017

A Year of Resistance—and Why I’m Hopeful for 2018

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 21, 2017

All I Want for Christmas Is Added Sugar Information Over Disinformation

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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December 21, 2017

As a Government Funding Deadline Looms, Scientists Seek Support for Agroecology Research

Mike Lavender
Former Contributor

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December 21, 2017

Good Riddance to that Deadbeat, 2017. And Hopeful Greetings to a Fresh New Year.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

December 21, 2017

Don’t Believe the Trump Administration—That Coal In Your Stocking Is Not a Compliment

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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December 21, 2017

The Next Big Step in Massachusetts Offshore Wind: The Bids are in

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 21, 2017

Trump Vows to Kill 50 Years of Federal Health and Safety Protections

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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December 20, 2017

What's in the Nutrition Title of the (Food and) Farm Bill?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

December 20, 2017

Three Ways Fox News Misleads its Readers on Sea Level Rise

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

James Finch

December 20, 2017

2017: Standing Up for Science—and Chalking Up Some Wins

Seth Shulman
Editorial Director

USDA

December 19, 2017

7 Reasons the Farm Bill’s Research Title is Worth Fighting For

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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December 18, 2017

Trump’s Two-Minds on Climate Change Puts America’s Security Last

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

December 18, 2017

China in Focus #20: A Chinese Communist Christmas

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

December 17, 2017

The Trump Administration Word Ban Extends to Other Federal Agencies. Its Ongoing Assault on Science Is Much Worse.

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 16, 2017

Is CDC Banning the Use of Scientific Words? It's Time for CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald to Speak Up

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 13, 2017

Conflicts of Interest Matter—Congress Needs to Stop This

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

December 13, 2017

¡La Lucha No Se Acaba!: La lucha Continúa por una Transición Justa de la Planta de Carbón de Crawford en La Villita

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December 13, 2017

Major Job Losses in Renewable Energy if Current Tax Plan Passes

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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December 12, 2017

A Billion Dollar Policy for Electric Vehicles that you Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

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December 12, 2017

Arctic Report Card 2017: Ice Cover Is Shrinking Faster Compared With Prior 1500 Years

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

December 11, 2017

Dialogue About Risks of Environmental Exposure Begins with Taking Environmental Justice Concerns Seriously

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

December 11, 2017

Pressuring China on North Korea Could Be a Mistake

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

December 8, 2017

Oil and Gaslighting: The American Petroleum Institute Misses the Mark on Environmental Justice

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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December 8, 2017

A Toxic Nomination Hangs in the Balance: Who Will Stand Up to Finally Topple Michael Dourson?

Derrick Z. Jackson
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