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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

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Rising sea levels are already a threat to coastal historic buildings and the communities they anchor in places like Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. Photo: Octavio Abruto/iLCP

July 19, 2017

What is the Cost of One Meter of Sea Level Rise?

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July 19, 2017

New Interactive Map Highlights Effects of Sea Level Rise, Shows Areas of Chronic Flooding by Community

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July 18, 2017

Climate Change Just Got a Bipartisan Vote in the House of Representatives

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July 17, 2017

Build the Wall and Blame the Poor: Checking Rep. King’s Statements on Food Stamps

Sarah Reinhardt
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July 17, 2017

Once Deemed Too Small to Be Counted, Rooftop Solar Is Now Racing Up the Charts

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

July 14, 2017

How the Oregon Rebate for Electric Cars Works

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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July 14, 2017

A Quick Guide to the Energy Debates

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

July 14, 2017

Cooper: Nuclear Plant Operated 89 Days with Key Safety System Impaired

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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July 13, 2017

How President Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Harm Early Career Scientists

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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July 13, 2017

One of The Largest Icebergs on Record Just Broke off Antarctica. Now What?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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July 12, 2017

Northern Plains Drought Shows (Again) that Failing to Plan for Disasters = Planning to Fail

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

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July 12, 2017

As Coal Stumbles, Wind Power Takes Off in Wyoming

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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July 12, 2017

The San Francisco Bay Area Faces Sea Level Rise and Chronic Inundation

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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July 12, 2017

El área de la bahía de San Francisco enfrenta aumento del nivel del mar e inundación crónica

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

July 11, 2017

Turkey Point: Fire and Explosion at the Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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July 11, 2017

New World Heritage Sites Already Under Threat From Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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July 11, 2017

President Trump’s Budget Leaves Workers Behind

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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July 7, 2017

How the Senate Healthcare Bill Bolsters the Tanning Industry’s Misinformation Campaign

Genna Reed
Former Staff

July 7, 2017

Historic Treaty Makes Nuclear Weapons Illegal

Sean Meyer
Former Contributor

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July 7, 2017

Tesla Model 3 vs. Chevy Bolt? What You Need to Know Before Buying an Electric Car

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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July 7, 2017

How Trump’s Trade Talks (and Tweets) Got Sickeningly Sweet

Sarah Reinhardt
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July 7, 2017

Timing, Pollinators, and the Impact of Climate Change

UCS Science Network

July 7, 2017

100% Clean Energy? In California, SB 100 May Make it Possible

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

July 7, 2017

Reentry Heating from North Korea’s July 4 Missile Test

David Wright
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