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Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson looks flustered as he testifies before a House committee in July 2025.

August 12, 2025

A Hopeful Sign for FEMA’s Flagship Disaster Preparedness Program

The future of a FEMA pre-disaster preparedness program, implemented during the first Trump administration, is anyone’s guess.

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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August 11, 2025

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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August 8, 2025

EPA’s Proposal to Focus Biofuel Policy on Domestic Fuels Doesn’t Add Up

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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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
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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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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

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