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Danger Season Is Here Again, with Triple the Danger for 2026

Climate change, harmful leadership, and an unaffordable cost of living loom large this Danger Season.

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Zeldin Is Gutting EPA’s Budget and Mission

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April 19, 2018

Internal EPA Emails Confirm that Scott Pruitt’s Secret Science Proposal Is Entirely Driven By Politics

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April 19, 2018

Competitive Enterprise Institute Counts Costs But Not Benefits of Safeguards—and Hopes You Won’t Notice

Yogin Kothari
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April 18, 2018

A Graduate Researcher’s (Brief) Guide to: Creating a Student Science Policy Group

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April 18, 2018

For a Moment, 50+ Percent of CA’s Energy Came From Solar

John Rogers
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April 18, 2018

Will Congress Give Farmers the Farm Bill They Want?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

April 17, 2018

Colorado Communities Sue ExxonMobil and Suncor for Climate Damages

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April 17, 2018

Clean Energy is Happening, With or Without the Trump Administration

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April 16, 2018

SNAP Work Requirements Provoke Broad Opposition to House Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
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April 16, 2018

Commendable Nuclear Safety Catch at the Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
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April 16, 2018

Peter Wright’s Nomination Means Superfund Conflicts of Interest in Almost All 50 States

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 16, 2018

DOI Caught Lying About a Staff Purge. Congress Has Questions

Joel Clement
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Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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April 16, 2018

Scott Pruitt’s Regulatory Rollback Recipe

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April 13, 2018

The White House Clearly Does Not Like the EPA’s “Secret Science” Plan

Michael Halpern
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April 13, 2018

Brace Yourself for Unhealthy Air: The Trump Administration Weakens Clean Air Protections

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April 12, 2018

Stories, Improv, and What Science Can Learn From Comedy

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April 12, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission SAGging?

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April 12, 2018

Trump Onboard for Offshore Wind?

Derrick Z. Jackson
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April 12, 2018

SNAP already has work requirements. Adding more won’t solve poverty.

Sarah Reinhardt
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April 10, 2018

USDA Focus on Nutrition Program “Integrity” is a Smokescreen

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April 10, 2018

Andy Wheeler: Trump’s Pick for EPA Deputy is a Threat to Our Climate and Health

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April 10, 2018

Department of Energy Releases Bogus Study to Prop Up Coal Plants

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April 10, 2018

China in Focus #21: Finding Middle Ground in the Middle Kingdom

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April 9, 2018

The World’s Population Hasn’t Grown Exponentially for at Least Half a Century

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FEMA and HUD Budgets are Vital for Disaster and Climate Preparedness

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