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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

UCS Science Network

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Melissa Kaplan

Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

Senior Scientist

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September 19, 2017

How Freight Impacts Communities Across California

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

General Motors

September 19, 2017

Tax Credits and Rebates for Electric Cars Benefit US Drivers and Automakers

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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September 18, 2017

Will Republican Mayors Crack the Party's Wall of Climate Denial?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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September 16, 2017

California's 100% Clean Energy Bill Faces Setback—But Progress Continues

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

September 15, 2017

What the Northeast Could Build With a Transportation Cap and Invest Program

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

September 15, 2017

We Visualized the US Nuclear Arsenal. It’s Not Pretty.

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

September 15, 2017

Consumer Product Safety Commission Takes On Flame Retardants

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Glacier National Park Fire. Photo: Brett Timm, National Park Service

September 15, 2017

Western Wildfires Add to Disasters the Nation Faces: Will Congress Take Action?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 15, 2017

Truck and Bus Legislation to Watch in California

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

September 14, 2017

North Korea’s Sept. 15 Missile Launch over Japan

David Wright
Former Contributor

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September 14, 2017

Why Does the Cost of Offshore Wind Keep Dropping?

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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September 14, 2017

Self-Driving Vehicle Policy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

September 14, 2017

Why Did Hurricane Irma Leave so Many People in the Dark?

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

September 13, 2017

Tennessee Valley Authority’s Nuclear Safety Culture Déjà vu

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 12, 2017

What Is Grid Modernization—and What’s the Role of Electric Vehicles?

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

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September 12, 2017

What Scott Pruitt Still Gets Wrong About Chemical Safety Post-Hurricane Harvey

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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September 12, 2017

The Northeast Should Limit Pollution from Transportation

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

Red knots on Cape May: The population of the rufa subspecies of red knot has declined by an estimated 75 percent over the past two decades as sea level rise, shoreline stabilization, and Arctic warming shrink its habitat.

September 12, 2017

Sea Level Rise Threatens Cape May, New Jersey, and Its Vulnerable Visitors

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

September 11, 2017

Will New Scientific Breakthroughs Pave the Way for More Climate-Related Lawsuits?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Chevron Refinery in South Africa. CC-BY-2.0 (Wikimedia Commons).

September 11, 2017

Will Chevron’s New CEO Show More Vision on Climate?

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September 11, 2017

Broken Valve in Emergency System at LaSalle Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 8, 2017

Florida’s Nuclear Plants and Hurricane Irma

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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September 8, 2017

Recovery After Hurricane Harvey: Will There Be Justice for All?

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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September 8, 2017

UCS Experts' View of Risk and Preparedness as the Impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Mount

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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