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July 30, 2025

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

It’s hot and getting hotter. But climate action is cool.

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

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Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

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November 20, 2017

Climate change is here. Can California's infrastructure handle it?

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
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November 17, 2017

Coal-burning Dynegy Wants a Handout. Will Illinois Give It to Them?

Jessica Collingsworth
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November 17, 2017

Hey Congress! Here's Why You Can't Scrap The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

Josh Goldman
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November 16, 2017

Giving Thanks to Climate Researchers of the Federal Agencies

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November 16, 2017

Tesla, Electric Semi-Trucks and Equity

Jimmy O'Dea
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November 16, 2017

4 Ways to Discuss Congressional Budget Riders at the Dinner Table this Thanksgiving

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

November 15, 2017

Seven States Take Big Next Step on Climate: Here’s the What, Why, and How

Ken Kimmell
Former President

November 15, 2017

UCS to Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Big THANKS!

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 14, 2017

Water in an Uncertain Future: Planning the New Normal

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

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November 14, 2017

One Simple Trick to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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November 14, 2017

In Australia, Too, Shareholders Demand Climate Transparency from Fossil Fuel Companies

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

November 13, 2017

Whose Finger Is on the Button? Nuclear Launch Authority in the United States and Other Nations

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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November 9, 2017

Trump Nominee Kathleen Hartnett White Ignores Climate Change In Her Own Backyard

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November 8, 2017

Scientists, Please Don’t Listen to Scott Pruitt

Andrew Rosenberg
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November 8, 2017

Would Chemical Safety Measures Under Dourson Protect Military Families? Probably Not.

Charise Johnson
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November 8, 2017

Grand Gulf: Three Nuclear Safety Miscues in Mississippi Warranting NRC’s Attention

Dave Lochbaum
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November 7, 2017

While We Aren’t Paying Attention, the Trump Administration is Making Products Less Safe

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

November 7, 2017

The Natural Ways to (Help) Solve the Climate Problem

Doug Boucher
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November 7, 2017

EPA Chief Pruitt’s Recent Halloween Trick Will Scare the Health Out of You

Elliott Negin
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November 6, 2017

USDA Secretary Sidelines Science, Sells Out Farmers, Workers, and Eaters

Karen Perry Stillerman
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November 6, 2017

You Heard Right—The Trump Administration is Bailing Out Coal Plants

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November 6, 2017

Kathleen Hartnett White Nomination Spells Trouble for the Magna Carta of Environmental Law: NEPA

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Paula Garcia
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November 3, 2017

Fast and Getting Faster: The Verdict on Sea Level Rise from the Latest National Climate Assessment

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