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August 25, 2025

The US Undermines Science While the World Demands Climate Justice

Thousands of peer-reviewed studies conducted over decades show that burning fossil fuels is driving climate change, with devastating consequences for people and ecosystems. That consensus is not in question.

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

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August 25, 2025

With New Guidance, Trump Administration Deceptively Targets Scientific Integrity

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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August 22, 2025

I Testified at the EPA Hearing on the Repeal of the Endangerment Finding

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Policy Director

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Jennifer Jones

Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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Science Network Senior Manager

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Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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December 20, 2016

End of the (Weekly) Line

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December 19, 2016

Pruitt EPA Appointment Ominous for Environmental Justice Communities

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Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

December 16, 2016

Reflections on the IAEA Nuclear Security Conference: More Participants, Less Focus

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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December 15, 2016

Ryan Zinke on Climate Change: What You Should Know about Trump's Choice for Department of Interior

Adam Markham
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December 15, 2016

Trump’s New China Policy: The Flynn Factor

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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December 15, 2016

Unleash the Ocean Winds: 3 Signs that Offshore Wind Energy Has Arrived in the US

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 14, 2016

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in 2016: the Lazy Dragon Woke Up

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December 14, 2016

Ending Tropical Deforestation: Have We Got Our Priorities Backwards?

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Former Contributor

December 14, 2016

Polar Vortex Returns. Will Wind Energy Be Left Out in the Cold?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 14, 2016

Graduate Students Organize to Promote Science-Informed Leadership in the New Executive Administration

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December 14, 2016

Trump’s Picks for Defense: What We Know About Mattis and Flynn

David Wright
Former Contributor

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December 14, 2016

A Powerful Investment: Clean Energy Financing in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

December 13, 2016

The EPA Withdraws Claim that Fracking has no “Widespread Systemic Impacts” on Drinking Water

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

December 13, 2016

Arctic Breaks Many Records – Arctic Report Card 2016

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

December 13, 2016

Protecting Against Fatigued Nuclear Plant Workers

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

Duncan Hull

December 12, 2016

Lies Hurt. Facts Matter. And So Does Resistance.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

The world's largest fossil fuel companies have worked to deceive hte public about the realities and risks of climate change for decades. Photo: Steve Garvie

December 12, 2016

Endangered Science: Why Global Warming Emissions Are Covered by the Clean Air Act

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Policy Director

December 12, 2016

Cuts to the Fissile Materials Stockpile

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Global Security Analyst

December 11, 2016

Who is Rex Tillerson? Trump's Egregious Choice for Secretary of State

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

December 8, 2016

A Huge Success in Illinois: Future Energy Jobs Bill Signed Into Law

Jessica Collingsworth
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December 8, 2016

The First Three Reasons Senators Should Oppose Scott Pruitt for EPA

Angela Anderson
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December 8, 2016

Cuts to the Hedge

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December 7, 2016

Trump’s Asia Advisors Want to Scrap the “Three Communiques” with China

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December 7, 2016

3 Ways Trump’s Department of Energy Appointee Can Create Jobs

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