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May 13, 2026

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.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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May 13, 2026

Zeldin Is Gutting EPA’s Budget and Mission

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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May 12, 2026

What Are Data Centers Doing to the Electric Grid? Experts Don’t Know.

Mike Jacobs
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April 6, 2018

With Pruitt Under Fire, Likely Successor Andrew Wheeler’s Coal Ties Deserve Scrutiny

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 6, 2018

Pruitt Needs to Go—But So Do Others in Pruitt’s Conflicted and Corrupt EPA

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

David Nagy

April 6, 2018

Shell Knew About Climate Risks Since the 1980s, Will it Act Now?

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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April 6, 2018

Grasping for “Hopeful Signs,” Washington Post Downplays the Dangers of Trump Administration Attacks on Science and Public Health

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 5, 2018

Empowering Early Career Scientists to Engage in Science Advocacy, Policy and Communication

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April 5, 2018

Science is Rising. Will You Rise With Us?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 4, 2018

Newsflash: Better Fuel Efficiency is Good For Jobs

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

April 4, 2018

5 Things the EPA Gets Wrong as it Re-Evaluates the Fuel Efficiency Standards (and One Thing it Ignores)

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

April 4, 2018

Five (More) Pruitt Scandals That You Should Know About, But Probably Don’t

Josh Goldman
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April 3, 2018

Secretary Zinke’s Diversity Problem

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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April 3, 2018

Crop Diversity: A Nice Thing If You Can Get It (and You Can Get It If You Try)

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April 3, 2018

New Report: One Year In, EPA Chemical Rule Delay Allows Chemical Disasters to Continue

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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April 3, 2018

Betrayal at the USDA

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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April 2, 2018

Burying Their Heads in the Sand: 11 Times the Trump Administration Quashed Scientific Studies and Data

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

April 2, 2018

Tell Secretary Alex Azar: We Need to Demand Equitable Gun Violence Research and Reform

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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

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April 2, 2018

EPA Rolls Back Fuel Efficiency Standards at the Request of Automakers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

March 30, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Safety Dashbored

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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March 30, 2018

No Shortcuts for Dirty Diesel Engines

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March 29, 2018

Dear EPA Staff, We Fixed Your Climate Change Talking Points for You

Astrid Caldas
Former Contributer

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March 29, 2018

Room for Ruminants in a Sustainable Future? Taking a Step Back to Find More Steps Forward

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Farmer using diverse cover crops and animal grazing to build soil health.

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March 29, 2018

Regenerative Farming Trailblazers: How Reintegrating Livestock and Restoring Soils Can Lead to More Resilient Farms

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2018

Where Are the Solar Jobs? New Resource Can Tell You

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

March 28, 2018

Proposed Legislation Would Prevent Census Tampering

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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March 27, 2018

Why the Senate Should Reject Pompeo as Secretary of State

David Wright
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