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President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

US taxpayers are facing double jeopardy thanks to a reckless and inhumane budget bill that hands billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry as it worsens the impact of climate change

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Five Reasons Why the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Matters

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

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February 5, 2018

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

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February 5, 2018

Clinton Power Station: Déjà vu Transformer Problems

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February 2, 2018

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

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February 2, 2018

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

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February 2, 2018

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Top Take-Aways

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February 2, 2018

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

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February 1, 2018

China and Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review

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January 31, 2018

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

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January 31, 2018

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

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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

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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

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January 30, 2018

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

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January 30, 2018

Governor Brown Aims to Boost California’s Leadership on Electric Cars

Don Anair
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January 30, 2018

Leadership from California mayors on climate change, air quality, and public transit

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January 30, 2018

What the Science Tells Us About Making Football Safer This CTE Awareness Day

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January 29, 2018

New EPA Guidance Stands to Increase Hazardous Air Pollutants in Environmental Justice Communities

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January 29, 2018

Clean Energy Leadership: Next Steps for Massachusetts

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DTE Customers Could Save $340 Million with Clean Energy Compared to Proposed Gas Plant

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January 26, 2018

Infrastructure in the Trump Congress: We Must Build for the Future, Not the Past

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January 26, 2018

Despite Rhetoric, Coal Jobs Not Set to Increase in the Future

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January 26, 2018

Science and the Law: Two Pillars of Truth Intersect at Political Boundaries

Michael Latner
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