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Photo: JC Kibbey/UCS October 10, 2017 How A Coal Plant in Michigan Became an Insurance HQ Jeremy Richardson Former Contributor
October 10, 2017 The Struggle for a Just Transition of the Crawford Coal Plant in Little Village Continues Guest Commentary
Photo: justice.gov October 9, 2017 Scott Pruitt's Cynical Move to Rescind the Clean Power Plan Ken Kimmell Former President
October 6, 2017 Don’t Make the Same Mistake on Iran that Bush Made on North Korea David Wright Former Contributor
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Jennifer Strickland, USFWS October 6, 2017 Much to Grouse About: Interior Department Calls for Changes That Could Threaten Sage Grouse Protection Charise Johnson Former Contributor
Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/CC BY (Flickr) October 5, 2017 Why Are So Many Car Companies Making Big EV Announcements? David Reichmuth Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program
October 5, 2017 Who Would Lose with New Suniva/SolarWorld Solar Tariffs? Just About Everybody John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
Photo: USCapitol/Flickr October 5, 2017 What’s Tax “Reform” Got to Do with Science and Public Well-being? Alden Meyer Former Contributor
October 5, 2017 Is Your Representative Setting Us Up for Another Dieselgate? Jonna Hamilton Former Contributor
October 4, 2017 Sociological Gobbledygook or Scientific Standard? Why Judging Gerrymandering is Hard Michael Latner Former UCS Fellow
Puerto Rico US Army National Guard October 4, 2017 Mr. President: Puerto Rico Is, Indeed, Living a “Real Catastrophe” Juan Declet-Barreto Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability
Ron Nichols/USDA NRCS October 3, 2017 Congress Could Help Farmers, Prevent Pollution, and Reduce Flood and Drought Damage. Will They? Karen Perry Stillerman Deputy Director
Electric vehicle charging stations line the perimeter of San Francisco's City Hall. Photo credit: Bigstock. October 3, 2017 Why Going 100% Electric in California Isn’t as Crazy as it Might Seem Don Anair Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation
The US Supreme Court. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. October 2, 2017 Can Science (and The Supreme Court) End Partisan Gerrymandering and Save the Republic? Three Scenarios Michael Latner Former UCS Fellow
September 29, 2017 President Trump is About to Give a Speech That Directly Undermines Science Yogin Kothari Former Contributor
Photo: Chris Hunkeler/CC BY-SA (Flickr) September 29, 2017 One Lesson For DOE From Harvey & Maria: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Always Reliable Mike Jacobs Senior Energy Analyst
September 29, 2017 Pointless Delay to the Added Sugar Label Keeps Consumers in the Dark Genna Reed Former Staff
Photo: justice.gov September 29, 2017 Pruitt Plans to Gut The Clean Power Plan: How Weak Will The New EPA Proposal Be? Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
Photo: public domain September 29, 2017 Happy 40th, SNAP! Celebrating Four Decades of Effective Nutrition Assistance Sarah Reinhardt Former Contributor
September 28, 2017 START from the Beginning: 25 Years of US-Russian Nuclear Weapons Reductions Eryn MacDonald Global Security Analyst