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What's Next After the Peoples Climate March? Riding the Momentum and Bringing It Home

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New Mexico’s Largest Electricity Provider Proposes Going 100% Coal-Free

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Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program Off to a Great Start

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US Needs More Options than Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste

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Oregon Legislature Can Boost Electric Car Sales

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Climate Adaptation, Adaptive Climate Justice, and People with Disabilities.

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Worker Memorial Day: 13 Workplace Fatalities Occur Every Day in the United States

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A Peer Review of the March For Science

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President Trump's Assault on the Antiquities Act Signals Trouble for National Parks and Monuments

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The Regulatory Accountability Act Subverts Science and Must Be Stopped

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What Will It Take for Automakers to Meet California’s EV Requirements? Not as Much as You Might Think.

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April 25, 2017

White House Attacks on ARPA-E Endanger US Energy Innovation

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March for Science: A Search for Truth, Trust, and Public Support

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