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July 3, 2025

NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

Get NOAA the resources it needs to do its life-saving scientific work.

Marc Alessi
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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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October 6, 2017

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

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October 5, 2017

Why Are So Many Car Companies Making Big EV Announcements?

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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
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October 5, 2017

Is Your Representative Setting Us Up for Another Dieselgate?

Jonna Hamilton
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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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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

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September 29, 2017

Pruitt Plans to Gut The Clean Power Plan: How Weak Will The New EPA Proposal Be?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 29, 2017

Happy 40th, SNAP! Celebrating Four Decades of Effective Nutrition Assistance

Sarah Reinhardt
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September 29, 2017

Nuclear Plant Risk Studies: Then and Now

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 28, 2017

START from the Beginning: 25 Years of US-Russian Nuclear Weapons Reductions

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

September 27, 2017

North Korea’s Next Test?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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September 26, 2017

Will Scott Pruitt Tap Polluter-Friendly Scientists for Key Advisory Panel?

Elliott Negin
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September 26, 2017

Who Not to Pick for the EPA’s Science Advisory Board

Genna Reed
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September 26, 2017

Illinois is Expanding Solar Access to Low-Income Communities—But It Didn’t Happen Without a Fight

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

September 25, 2017

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: Our Past Must Dictate the Future

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September 25, 2017

Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Devastated Electricity System

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Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 22, 2017

Science Triumphs Over Disinformation in Initial Flame Retardant Victory

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