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The rest of the world must leave the US behind and pursue ambitious consensus on switching to cheap clean energy.

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Perry and Pruitt’s Denial of Science Threatens our Future

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Investors Want Transparency. ExxonMobil Offers Smoke and Mirrors

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June 29, 2017

It’s the Fourth of July! What Could be More Patriotic Than Serving on a Science Advisory Board?

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June 28, 2017

The President's 'Energy Week' is an Ode to Fossil Fuel Addiction

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June 28, 2017

Science Institution Can Help Alleviate Puerto Rico’s Crisis—If It’s Free of Political Interference

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Where are the jobs? Not where they used to be. Think renewables, not coal. (UCS analysis, based on DOE 2017)

June 27, 2017

Solar and Wind vs. Coal: Who’s the Biggest Job Creator in Your State?

John Rogers
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June 26, 2017

Trump Administration Blocks Government Scientists from Attending International Meeting on Nuclear Power

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June 26, 2017

Trump Administration Delays Protections for Construction and Shipyard Workers, Weakens Beryllium Rule

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June 26, 2017

American Prosperity Depends on International Science: Our Border Policy Should Reflect That

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June 26, 2017

A Real Chance to Help Coal Communities—If We Fight for It

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June 23, 2017

Tillerson, Mattis and the Chinese

Gregory Kulacki
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June 23, 2017

Better Ways to Describe the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

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June 23, 2017

Climate Risk in the Spotlight of Chevron’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

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June 22, 2017

When the Floods are Certain But (NOAA’s) Funds Are Not

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June 22, 2017

The Case Against Clovis: Why Trump's USDA Chief Scientist Nominee Is the Wrong Choice

Mike Lavender
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June 22, 2017

On the Business Case for Renewables (and Why It’s so Strong)

Sam Gomberg
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June 22, 2017

7 Things We Expect to See in Rick Perry’s Unnecessary and Biased Grid Study

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June 21, 2017

Science Needs to Learn Lessons from the LGBTQ Rights Movement

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June 21, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy Brings Life-Threatening Flood Risks: Atlantic Hurricane Season Arrives Early and Strong

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June 21, 2017

Want to Squash Science? Follow Pruitt’s Lead at the EPA

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June 21, 2017

Sea Level Rise and High-Tide Flooding Outlook Make It to NOAA's Climate Update

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The Summer of Floods: King Tides in June, July, August…

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June 21, 2017

An Important Step to Clean Air and More Equitable Communities in Los Angeles

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June 20, 2017

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