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July 3, 2025

NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

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Marc Alessi
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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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Climate Plans for Aging US Must Focus on Higher Risks to Older Adults

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Texas’ Mass Voter Purge Highlights a National Strategy of Suppression

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Safety and Equity Must be Central to Battery Storage Development.

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August 27, 2024

A Brief History of Discrimination against Black Farmers—Including by the USDA

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August 26, 2024

Solutions to Rising Cost of Climate Change in California Should Include Passage of Prop 4

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August 22, 2024

Seven Years after Hurricane María, in Puerto Rico You Can’t Even Count on Keeping the Lights On

Juan Declet-Barreto
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August 22, 2024

A siete años del huracán María, en Puerto Rico no se puede contar ni con el servicio eléctrico

Juan Declet-Barreto
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August 21, 2024

UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

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August 21, 2024

These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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August 20, 2024

Electric School Buses: The Best Choice for Our Kids and Communities

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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August 20, 2024

What Does Meaningful Community Engagement Look Like in Massachusetts?

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August 19, 2024

Where Have All the Election Officials Gone?

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August 14, 2024

A Call for Government Agencies to Fill Research Gaps on Women’s Health

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August 14, 2024

The Price of the Sentinel Nuclear Weapons Program Keeps Going Up—But the True Costs Are Even Higher

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August 13, 2024

Heat, Flooding, and Fire Overwhelming Halfway through 2024 Danger Season

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August 13, 2024

Can EV Batteries Be Used Again?

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August 13, 2024

When Bad Ballot Designs Confuse Voters, Democracy Suffers. Science has Solutions.

Liza Gordon-Rogers
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August 13, 2024

Ask A Scientist: What Energy Solutions to the Climate Crisis Are Within Reach?

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Derrick Z. Jackson

August 8, 2024

Care for Endangered Seabirds Continues Amid a 51-Year Legacy of Optimism

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August 8, 2024

What Research Tells Us about Political Violence

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August 7, 2024

Battleground Counties: New Interactive Map Highlights Racial Disparities in the 2020 Election

Liza Gordon-Rogers
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August 7, 2024

New Analysis of 2020 Election Data Sets the Stage for November Vote

Michael Latner
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August 5, 2024

Inside the IPCC 61st Plenary Meeting: Debates and Decisions Shaping Climate Policy

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is a Winter Powerhouse

Susan Muller
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