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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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Kathy Mulvey

Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

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April 20, 2017

Who’s Driving Clean Energy Momentum? Ranking State Progress

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

April 20, 2017

Clean Energy Momentum in the Midwest

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

April 20, 2017

An Earth Day Salute to States Leading the Clean Energy Transition

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

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April 20, 2017

La energía limpia, el progreso de los estados y qué podemos hacer

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

April 19, 2017

EPA Should Not Delay an Update to Its Chemical Facility Safety (RMP) Rule

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

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April 19, 2017

Farmers to Trump: Don’t Walk Away from Climate Action

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

The March for Science on April 22 must be unapologetically inclusive. Photo: March for Science

April 19, 2017

Why I March for Science: The Frightening Risks We Aren’t Talking About

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

April 19, 2017

Science Just Saved My Daughter—The Most Important Reason Why I #StandUpForScience

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

April 18, 2017

No President Should Be Able to Start a Nuclear War Single-Handedly

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

Travis Ivey

April 17, 2017

Behind the Carbon Curtain: How the Energy Corporatocracy Censors Science

UCS Science Network

Photo: Iowa State University/Lisa Schulte Moore

April 17, 2017

Sustainable Agriculture on the Chopping Block in Iowa

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

In UCS's 2016 Climate Accountability Scorecard, both ExxonMobil and Chevron scored "poor" in the area of Planning for a World Free From Carbon Pollution. Look for a Scorecard update later this year.

April 14, 2017

Chevron Denies Climate Risk to Shareholders While Supporting the Spread of Climate Disinformation

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Photo: Michael O'Brien/CC BY-NC (Flickr)

April 13, 2017

Why One Midwestern Scientist Will March for Climate Justice in Washington

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Mori Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Photo: National Park Service

April 13, 2017

Restoring California's Coastal Ecosystems

UCS Science Network

April 13, 2017

Beef, Palm Oil and Taking Responsibility: A Comment That TheOilPalm Wouldn’t Publish

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

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April 13, 2017

How Clean Are the Newest EVs?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

April 13, 2017

Columbia Generating Station: NRC’s Special Inspection of Self-Inflicted Safety Woes

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

Photo: New York Blood Center.

April 12, 2017

Safer Blood Products: One Researcher’s Story on Why Federal Support Matters

UCS Science Network

April 12, 2017

An Innovative Way to Encourage Disaster Preparedness: FEMA’s Public Assistance Deductible

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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April 12, 2017

Is No Place Safe? Climate Change Denialists Seek to Sway Science Teachers

Guest Commentary

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April 10, 2017

Two for One: A Very Bad Deal for Our Nation

Guest Commentary

April 10, 2017

Managing Nuclear Worker Fatigue

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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April 7, 2017

Will Scott Gottlieb Comply with Industry Plea to Stall Added Sugar Label?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 7, 2017

Here’s What the EPA Budget Cuts in a Leaked Memo Mean for Health and Environmental Justice

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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