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July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Continued attacks on NOAA’s ability to conduct science will make it increasingly difficult to reduce the size of the Gulf dead zone.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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January 31, 2017

President Trump Just Put Your Child’s Safety at Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

January 30, 2017

Ford Backpedals on Promises, Could Harm American Consumers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

January 30, 2017

Why Immigrants Are Vital to Science in the U.S.

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 30, 2017

Thank a Government Scientist Today. Their Work—and Our Health and Safety—Is Under Attack.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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January 30, 2017

President Trump and the New China Challenge

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 30, 2017

Will Electric Cars Thrive, Survive, or Die Under President Trump?

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 27, 2017

Droughts and Floods: How Climate Change is Affecting California’s Water Supply

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

January 26, 2017

Resist this: The Trump Administration’s Control+Alt+Delete Strategy on Climate Change

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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January 26, 2017

Scott Pruitt and Anti-Science Activity at the EPA

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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January 26, 2017

Science Must Trump Politics at the USDA, Especially During Turbulent Times

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 26, 2017

The Native Peoples of Standing Rock Haven’t Given Up, Nor Should We

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 26, 2017

Communicating Science: Breaking Through Our Comfortable Silence to Form Meaningful Connections

UCS Science Network

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January 25, 2017

President Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Impoverish Science and Weaken America

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 25, 2017

Defending Science Is Not Only for Scientists—It’s for All Who Care About Clean Air, Water, and Soil

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

January 25, 2017

You Can't Delete Climate Change

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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January 25, 2017

California Floods Remind Us To Make Agricultural Water Conservation a Top Priority

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

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January 24, 2017

The Fox Who Will Guard the Nation’s Henhouses (And Five Questions the Senate Should Ask Him)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 24, 2017

Are Business’ Zero-Deforestation Palm Oil Pledges Being Kept? Here’s How We’ll Know

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

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January 24, 2017

Gutting the EPA Hurts Real People

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 23, 2017

Nuclear Regulatory Crusader

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 20, 2017

Better Transportation Choices are Key to Meeting California’s 2030 Climate Goals

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

January 20, 2017

California Dreamin' of a Clean Electricity Grid

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

January 20, 2017

A Climate Action Roadmap: California Steps Up in Uncertain Times

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

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January 19, 2017

Five Takeaways From Scott Pruitt’s Nomination Hearing That Should Worry Scientists

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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