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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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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

Eryn MacDonald

Global Security Analyst

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August 1, 2017

Energy Department Scientists Barred From Attending Nuclear Power Conference

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

July 30, 2017

Simorgh Launch: Iran’s Bigger Ride to Space Gets off the Ground

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

July 28, 2017

The Health Care Vote and the Ethic of Responsibility

Ken Kimmell
Former President

July 28, 2017

North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities

David Wright
Former Contributor

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July 27, 2017

LA Metro's Opportunity to Lead

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

July 26, 2017

Marijuana and Nuclear Power Plants

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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July 25, 2017

Climate and Energy in the Health Care Sector: An Interview with Bill Ravanesi

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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July 25, 2017

Maine Benefits From Space Observations: Will Congress Axe Them?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

July 25, 2017

Lessons for Fighting the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

Eli Keene

July 25, 2017

Rising Seas Erode Homes and History in Alaska—Let's Talk Relocation

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The number of electric vehicles on sale in the U.S. continues to grow.

July 24, 2017

Electric Cars Are Critical to a Clean Future

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

July 24, 2017

Seize the Day: RGGI Leadership More Important Than Ever

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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July 24, 2017

Remembering Herb Needleman—The Hero Who Got Lead Out of Gasoline

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

The EPA's Clean Air Act standards protect the health of all Americans, especially our children. Photo: USEPA/Flickr

July 24, 2017

Six Months into the Trump Administration: Science and Public Health Under Siege

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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July 24, 2017

Six Selfish Reasons to Communicate Science

UCS Science Network

July 24, 2017

Nuclear Plant Cyber Security

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 21, 2017

We Fact-Checked a Bogus "Study" on Global Temperature That's Misleading Readers

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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July 21, 2017

An Administration Defined by Its Conflicts (and What That Means for Science and Policy)

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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July 20, 2017

Economist to Team Trump: More Trade Won't Avert a Farm Crisis

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

July 20, 2017

40% Growth? The Latest Electric Vehicle Sales Numbers Look Good

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

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July 20, 2017

The Trump Administration’s Record on Science Six Months after Inauguration

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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July 20, 2017

Environmental Injustice in the Early Days of the Trump Administration

UCS Science Network

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July 19, 2017

The National Flood Insurance Program is up for Reauthorization: Here’s What Congress Should Do

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

July 19, 2017

The Wall Street Journal Gets it Wrong on EPA Scientific Integrity…Again

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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