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November 30, 2016 How the Trump Administration and Congress Should Use Science to Govern Peter Frumhoff Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist
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November 23, 2016 Pie and Praise: Why I’m Especially Thankful for California’s Leadership on Climate This Thanksgiving Jamesine Rogers Gibson Former Contributor
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November 23, 2016 500 Women Scientists Pledge for Democracy: Finding Hope in the Growing Numbers UCS Science Network
November 23, 2016 The Absurd, Illegal Logic Behind Trump’s “Two for One” Regulation Proposal Ken Kimmell Former President
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Savannah River Site November 22, 2016 Let’s Get a Better Deal on Plutonium Disposition Ed Lyman Director, Nuclear Power Safety
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November 22, 2016 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Michigan’s Proposed Clean Energy Overhaul Sam Gomberg Senior Analyst
Climate Change Institute November 21, 2016 Global Warming in the Arctic: A Sensitive Climate Gone Off the Rails Erika Spanger Director of Strategic Climate Analytics
November 21, 2016 Climate Science: It’s a Lot Older Than You Think Katharine Hayhoe Former Contributor
November 18, 2016 UCS Board Member Dick Garwin Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom David Wright Former Contributor
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November 17, 2016 Houston, We Have a Problem: Still Fighting Against Environmental Injustice Guest Commentary
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