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March 30, 2026

Heated Rivalry: Snowpack Vs. Climate Change. Guess Who Wins.

The stage is set for the possibilities of drought, water shortages, and heightened wildfire risk in the US West in coming months.

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 26, 2026

Big Oil Borrowing from Gun Industry’s Playbook: Blanket Immunity to Protect Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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March 25, 2026

Democracy Depends on Science—So Scientists Need to Show Up for Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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Daniel Barad

Western States Associate Director

Samuel Dotson

Energy Modeler

Joseph Reed

Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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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

Panorama of the town of Keswick, nestled between the fells of Skiddaw and Derwent Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Photo: David Iliff CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikicommons)

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
Former Contributor

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
Former Contributor

July 6, 2017

Congress Is Trying to Give the Trump Administration a Short Cut to Ignore Public Input and Science: It Shouldn’t

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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July 6, 2017

Minnesota’s Solar Boom and… Bob Dylan?

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

July 6, 2017

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Contradictory Decisions Undermine Nuclear Safety

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 3, 2017

North Korea Appears to Launch Missile with 6,700 km Range

David Wright
Former Contributor

Union of Concerned Scientists

June 30, 2017

Missing from the President's Iowa Speech: Praise for Wind Energy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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June 30, 2017

Offshore Oil vs. Offshore Wind: Guess Where the Action Really Is

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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June 30, 2017

Pride Month Offers Lessons of Inclusion—Science Should Listen

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

In addition to its decades long climate denial campaign, ExxonMobil continues to mislead its investors and the public on climate science, despite public statements claiming that the company now accepts climate change as a reality. Photo: Flickr/Roy Luck

June 30, 2017

Perry and Pruitt’s Denial of Science Threatens our Future

Guest Commentary

June 30, 2017

Investors Want Transparency. ExxonMobil Offers Smoke and Mirrors

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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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?

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 28, 2017

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

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 28, 2017

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

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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