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December 15, 2025

China and the United States Are Racing Towards Different Ends in AI

While China sees AI as another tool for controlling its populace, the United States is rushing to create AI that will give it global economic dominance.

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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Union of Concerned Scientists

December 10, 2025

How Trump’s Free Pass to Polluters will Harm Americans

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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December 8, 2025

The Courts Delivered Important Climate Wins in 2025

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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October 25, 2017

Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Cobalt, and Rare Earth Metals

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

October 25, 2017

Post-Harvey, the Arkema Disaster Reveals Chemical Safety Risks Were Preventable

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

October 25, 2017

Voting Technology Needs an Upgrade: Here's What Congress Can Do

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Union of Concerned Scientists

October 24, 2017

Memo to EPA Chief Pruitt: End Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

October 24, 2017

Trashing Science in Government Grants Isn’t Normal: The Case of the EPA, John Konkus, and Climate Change

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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
Former 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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