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The Courts Delivered Important Climate Wins in 2025

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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

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October 10, 2017

How A Coal Plant in Michigan Became an Insurance HQ

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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

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October 6, 2017

Don’t Make the Same Mistake on Iran that Bush Made on North Korea

David Wright
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October 6, 2017

Well-Deserved Recognition: ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Sean Meyer
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October 6, 2017

Would Jim Bridenstine Be a Down to Earth NASA Administrator?

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October 6, 2017

Much to Grouse About: Interior Department Calls for Changes That Could Threaten Sage Grouse Protection

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October 5, 2017

Why Are So Many Car Companies Making Big EV Announcements?

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October 5, 2017

Who Would Lose with New Suniva/SolarWorld Solar Tariffs? Just About Everybody

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October 5, 2017

What’s Tax “Reform” Got to Do with Science and Public Well-being?

Alden Meyer
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October 5, 2017

Is Your Representative Setting Us Up for Another Dieselgate?

Jonna Hamilton
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October 4, 2017

Sociological Gobbledygook or Scientific Standard? Why Judging Gerrymandering is Hard

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 4, 2017

Mr. President: Puerto Rico Is, Indeed, Living a “Real Catastrophe”

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October 3, 2017

Congress Could Help Farmers, Prevent Pollution, and Reduce Flood and Drought Damage. Will They?

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October 3, 2017

Why Going 100% Electric in California Isn’t as Crazy as it Might Seem

Don Anair
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October 2, 2017

Can Science (and The Supreme Court) End Partisan Gerrymandering and Save the Republic? Three Scenarios

Michael Latner
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September 29, 2017

President Trump is About to Give a Speech That Directly Undermines Science

Yogin Kothari
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September 29, 2017

One Lesson For DOE From Harvey & Maria: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Always Reliable

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September 29, 2017

Pointless Delay to the Added Sugar Label Keeps Consumers in the Dark

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September 29, 2017

Pruitt Plans to Gut The Clean Power Plan: How Weak Will The New EPA Proposal Be?

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September 29, 2017

Happy 40th, SNAP! Celebrating Four Decades of Effective Nutrition Assistance

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September 29, 2017

Nuclear Plant Risk Studies: Then and Now

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