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President Trump’s 100 Days of Federal Housing Policy Chaos

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Will Congressional Republicans Attack Clean Energy in Budget Reconciliation?

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Dear Climate Movement: They’ve Come for Our Climate Science. We Have to Stop Them.

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June 21, 2017

Sea Level Rise and High-Tide Flooding Outlook Make It to NOAA's Climate Update

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June 21, 2017

The Summer of Floods: King Tides in June, July, August…

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June 21, 2017

An Important Step to Clean Air and More Equitable Communities in Los Angeles

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June 20, 2017

Wind Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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June 20, 2017

How Many Rides Do Lyft and Uber Give Per Day? New Data Help Cities Plan for the Future

Jimmy O'Dea
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June 20, 2017

Note to the Department of Energy: The Grid Has Changed

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

June 19, 2017

Heat Waves and Wildfires Signal Warnings about Climate Change (and Budget Cuts)

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 19, 2017

A Priority List for Trump’s New FEMA Chief

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Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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June 19, 2017

Some Tough Questions for Rick Perry at DOE Budget Hearing

Rob Cowin
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Senate confirmation hearing for Brock Long to head FEMA on June 7, 2017.

June 16, 2017

5 Reasons Why Congress Should Immediately Greenlight the Nation’s Natural Disaster Responder-in-Chief

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June 16, 2017

As Washington Flounders, Midwest Businesses Forge Ahead on Clean Energy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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June 15, 2017

Beliefs Won’t Save Tangier Island, Virginia, From Sea Level Rise—Informed Preparedness Will.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

June 15, 2017

The Case of the Missing Numbers

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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June 15, 2017

How Do We Get to 100% Renewable Energy? Could be Storage, Storage, Storage

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 14, 2017

This Summer’s Gulf “Dead Zone” Could Be Bigger Than Connecticut—and Trump’s Budget Cuts Would Make It Worse

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

June 14, 2017

Signed, Sealed, Delayed? The New Fate of the Added Sugar Rule and Other Safeguards

Genna Reed
Former Staff

June 14, 2017

Nuclear Leaks: The Back Story the NRC Doesn’t Want You to Know about Palo Verde

Dave Lochbaum
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Pittsburgh, 1947, on the left; Pittsburgh, 1974, on the right. Sources: EPA

June 13, 2017

The EPA Budget Cuts Are A Direct Attack on Our Air, Water, and Health

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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Oyster Creek Reactor: Bad Nuclear Vibrations

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June 12, 2017

Five Questions Scott Pruitt Should Answer at This Week's EPA Budget Hearing

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June 9, 2017

Protect the Science, Protect the Species

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Former Contributor

June 9, 2017

Drowning in a Sea of Sufficient Ozone Research: An Open Letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

Gretchen Goldman
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June 9, 2017

Wind Keeps Creating Jobs, Even as We Pull Out of Paris

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Director of Energy Research & Analysis

June 9, 2017

Increase in Cancer Risk for Japanese Workers Accidentally Exposed to Plutonium

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