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July 10, 2025

Power Hungry: Why Data Centers Are Developing Their Own Energy Sources to Fuel AI

The spread of AI data centers is larger, more numerous, and faster-growing than anything that has come before to the electric utilities. The potential for this to cause supply shortages and costs for consumers is plain to see.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

The 100-Hour Weather & Climate Livestream

July 10, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Livestreaming 100 Hours of Weather and Climate Moved Thousands to Action

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

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July 9, 2025

The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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President of UCS

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October 12, 2017

Conflicts of Interest? NOAA’s Nominees AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers, and Dr. Neil Jacobs of Panasonic

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 11, 2017

The EPA’s Crucial and Unsung Role in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 11, 2017

The Trump Administration Fakes Science to Justify Restrictions on Birth Control Access

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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October 11, 2017

Setting the Record Straight on EVs and Biofuels

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

October 10, 2017

What’s the Real Story on the Future of Coal?

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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October 10, 2017

New Economic Opportunities in the Heart of Coal Country

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October 10, 2017

This Is What It’s Like to Live Near a Coal Plant in North Carolina

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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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

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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

October 6, 2017

Well-Deserved Recognition: ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Sean Meyer
Former Contributor

October 6, 2017

Would Jim Bridenstine Be a Down to Earth NASA Administrator?

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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October 6, 2017

Much to Grouse About: Interior Department Calls for Changes That Could Threaten Sage Grouse Protection

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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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

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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

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October 4, 2017

Mr. President: Puerto Rico Is, Indeed, Living a “Real Catastrophe”

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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October 3, 2017

Congress Could Help Farmers, Prevent Pollution, and Reduce Flood and Drought Damage. Will They?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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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

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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

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