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April 23, 2026

Is the Way We Pay for Transportation Equitable? We Take a Close Look.

While most sources of revenue are regressive, progressive distribution of those revenues can drive us towards an equitable transportation system.

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 23, 2026

Why Is the US So Anxious to Unlearn the Lessons of the Chernobyl Disaster?

Edwin Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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April 22, 2026

Investors Move Fight Over Fossil Fuel Dangers From the Boardroom to the Courtroom

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Steve Clemmer

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Elise Tolbert

Senior Energy Campaign Manager

Kevin X. Shen

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March 1, 2018

Scott Pruitt, Superfund, and Communities: A Burning Desire to Remediate the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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March 1, 2018

Hawaii’s False Missile Alert

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March 1, 2018

Scott Pruitt Ensnares the Clean Power Plan in More Red Tape

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

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March 1, 2018

UPDATED: The Disturbing Facts of Gun Violence Research in the US

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

March 1, 2018

How Does the Farm Bill Affect Everyday Americans?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

March 1, 2018

Drivers Show Their Love for Electric Vehicles

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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February 28, 2018

3 preguntas y respuestas sobre la energía solar: ¿qué?, ¿por qué?, y ¿cómo?

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

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February 27, 2018

How to Fix Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Focus on the Right Values and Priorities

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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February 27, 2018

Ciencia para un planeta sano para todos

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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February 26, 2018

A Poisonous Frog in the Barrow: Department of Justice Actions Undermine Public Health and Safety

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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February 22, 2018

4 Happy Thoughts about the Trump Solar Tariffs

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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February 22, 2018

The Science of Voting Rights + An Interview with Matt Dunlap

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

White House

February 22, 2018

There Are Better Things in France for Trump to Emulate Than a Military Parade

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

February 21, 2018

And Then They Came for the Social Scientists

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

February 21, 2018

Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map is Fair, But Reveals Fundamental Tradeoffs in Institutional Choice

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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February 21, 2018

The Facts About Trump’s Solar Tariffs – Who Gets Hurt? Who Gets Helped?

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

February 21, 2018

Toyota Cries Over Climate Change While Their Trade Groups Cry Over Climate Policy

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

US Department of Energy

February 20, 2018

Court To Decide Fate Of EPA’s Chemical Disaster Rule

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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February 16, 2018

8 Presidents Who Shaped the US Food System (for Better and for Worse)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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February 16, 2018

CDC Scientists Plea to Congress: Let Us Research Gun Violence

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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February 16, 2018

Nuclear Hawks Take the Reins in Tokyo

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

February 15, 2018

The “Versatile Fast Neutron Source”: A Misguided Nuclear Reactor Project

Edwin Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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February 15, 2018

Science For Justice: A New Blog Series

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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February 15, 2018

Congress must address gun violence safety

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

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