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At the CDC, as Elsewhere Throughout the Government, Words Have Consequences

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Data Integrity and Voting Rights: Will the Supreme Court Protect the Right to Not Vote?

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New Update of the UCS Satellite Database

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3 Questions Worth Answering in the Wake of Winter Storm Grayson

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As President Trump Speaks to the Farm Bureau, Both Are Betraying Farmers

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Anti-Science Nominee Kathleen Hartnett-White Faces Renewed Scrutiny for Top Environmental Post

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January 3, 2018

The Polar Vortex, Winter Storm Grayson, and Climate Change: What’s the Connection?

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December 22, 2017

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

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December 21, 2017

All I Want for Christmas Is Added Sugar Information Over Disinformation

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December 21, 2017

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

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

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December 21, 2017

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

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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

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December 21, 2017

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

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December 20, 2017

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

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December 20, 2017

Three Ways Fox News Misleads its Readers on Sea Level Rise

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

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December 19, 2017

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

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December 18, 2017

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

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

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Conflicts of Interest Matter—Congress Needs to Stop This

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