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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Kevin X. Shen

Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

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Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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October 24, 2017

The 5 Worst Plays From Industry's Disinformation Playbook

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 23, 2017

Up Close with America’s New Renewable Energy: Experiencing the Now-ness of Offshore Wind

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

October 23, 2017

Why NRC Nuclear Safety Inspections are Necessary: Indian Point

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 20, 2017

Xi’s China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

October 19, 2017

Michael Dourson: A Toxic Choice for Our Health and Safety

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 19, 2017

Pruitt Steps Up His Attack on Biofuel Policies

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

October 19, 2017

New UCS Report Finds High Health Risks in Delaware Communities from Toxic Pollution

UCS Science Network

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October 19, 2017

Why Cap and Invest Is the Right Solution for Massachusetts Transportation

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

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October 18, 2017

In New Mexico, Facing the Question of What Comes After Coal

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 17, 2017

USDA Reorganization Sidelines Dietary Guidelines

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

October 17, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Accelerates Politicization of Agency's Science Advisory Board

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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October 17, 2017

How Science Can Help Us Better Prepare for Wildfires: Insights from a NASA Scientist

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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October 17, 2017

Climate Change Goes to Court

Ken Kimmell
Former President

October 17, 2017

Why NRC Nuclear Safety Inspections are Necessary: Columbia Generating Station

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 13, 2017

No, Missile Defense Will Not Work 97% of the Time

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

October 13, 2017

US Withdrawal from UNESCO Will Undermine Collaboration on Science and Culture

Adam Markham
Former Staff

October 13, 2017

How Pruitt Listens: Removing Clean Power Plan Web Resources Undermines Public Engagement

UCS Science Network

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October 12, 2017

Pruitt Puts Coal Before Children

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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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

The Trump administration is using bogus science to justify restrictions on birth control access, building on a legacy of Presidential administrations' politicization of science around contraceptives. Photo: www.quotecatalog.com

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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