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Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Residents of Texas Hill Country testified about what recovery means to them. Who will listen?

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

satellite photo of the continental United States with the rivers of the Mississippi and Missouri watershed highlighted; all the rivers eventually drain into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

July 31, 2025

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

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

A person wipes sweat from their face with a cloth in Manhattan in July 2025, during a heat wave in which 'feels-like' temperatures were above 100 degrees.

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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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A Honduran farmer digs irrigation channels in advance of maize planting.

Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Flickr

October 11, 2016

Making Agriculture “Climate-Smart” in Latin America and the Caribbean

UCS Science Network

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October 11, 2016

Preparing for Severe Climate Events: a Q+A with Drought Experts

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

October 11, 2016

Setting the Nuclear Safety Bar

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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October 7, 2016

A Banner Year for California Climate Laws: Important Lessons and Landmark Progress in 2016

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida in this satellite image taken at 1 p.m., October 6. Photo: NASA

October 6, 2016

Hurricane Matthew Storm Surge: How to Evaluate Its Potential Magnitude and Impacts

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

October 5, 2016

The Road to High Octane Fuels

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

NASA

October 5, 2016

Matthew Is the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane in a Generation. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

October 4, 2016

EV Sales Hit a New High-Water Mark, Despite Low Oil Prices and Lack of Availability

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

October 4, 2016

Climate Policy: Physical Reliability vs Economic Philosophy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

October 4, 2016

Designing Infrastructure with Climate Change in Mind: Assembly Bill 2800 Becomes Law

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

October 4, 2016

Sputnik Revisited

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

October 4, 2016

Rapid Regulator Response

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 3, 2016

Another knock against MOX

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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September 30, 2016

Little Island Takes Big Solar Step

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

September 30, 2016

Washington’s Initiative 732: Important Lessons for Supporters of Carbon Pricing

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

September 29, 2016

What Is the Learning Curve—and What Does It Mean for Solar Power and for Electric Vehicles?

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

Photo: Mark Jurrens (Wikimedia)

September 28, 2016

Which States are the Most Energy-Efficient? A “Dramatic Photo Finish,” and a Tie for Top Honors

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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September 28, 2016

For Healthier Kids, US Policies Need an Added Sugar Fix

Genna Reed
Former Staff

organic vegetables for sale at farmers market

Photo: Lance Cheung, USDA/CC BY 2.0, Flickr

September 27, 2016

Organic Farming is Growing (But Not Everywhere)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 27, 2016

25 Years Ago Today a President Changed Nuclear Policy Forever. Will This One?

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 27, 2016

The Clean Power Plan Goes to Court: A Crucial Moment in Our Fight against Climate Change

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 27, 2016

Reactor Oversight Process

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

Photo: USDA-NRCS

September 26, 2016

Soil Carbon Can't Fix Climate Change By Itself—But It Needs to Be Part of the Solution

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

September 26, 2016

Building on Success: Governor Signs UCS-Sponsored Water-Energy Bill

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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