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May 8, 2025

The State of Science at 100 Days: Co-Opted, Hindered, and Undermined

We’ve been watching how the Trump administration has been abusing and co-opting science to advance its political goals across the federal government in its first 100 days.

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May 8, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Attacking the Science in the National Environmental Policy Act

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May 7, 2025

A Cruel Tradeoff: Building the “Amazon of Deportation” While Tearing Down Health and Human Services

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June 22, 2016

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Biodiesel (Charts and Graphs Included!)

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June 22, 2016

Top Scientists Call for Obama to Take Nuclear Missiles off Hair-Trigger Alert

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June 22, 2016

As 2016 Wildfire Season Heats Up, Western States Wonder Who’ll Provide Relief: La Niña or Congress?

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June 22, 2016

Dear Automakers: Please Don’t Dismantle the Incredibly Successful Fuel Economy Standards

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June 21, 2016

Michigan’s Energy Future Still in Limbo as Legislature Breaks for Summer

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June 21, 2016

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant to Close in California, Replaced by Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

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June 21, 2016

Nuclear Plant Emergency Preparedness – Southern Exposure 2015

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June 20, 2016

What Solar + Energy Storage Can Do For Tenants and Owners of Affordable Housing

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June 20, 2016

“Solar for All”: How Utilities Can Increase Access to Solar Energy

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June 20, 2016

The Present and Future of Smart Charging: Experts Weigh In

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June 17, 2016

Another Record Month for Global Warming Highlights the Importance of Climate Justice

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June 16, 2016

Behind the Curtain: ExxonMobil and Peabody’s Climate Change Deception Game Plan

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June 16, 2016

The Seven Senators Who Fought for Gun Violence Research During the Filibuster

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June 16, 2016

How to Support LGBT Scientists After Orlando

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June 16, 2016

Davis-Besse Leaked Reactor Cooling Water, Again

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June 15, 2016

Dangerous Heat Wave to Grip the US: Top 10 Lessons to Survive Extreme Heat

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June 15, 2016

When Animals Cause Blackouts: Squirrels, Raccoons, and the Fragility of Our Power System

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How Congress Just Improved Transparency: FOIA Reform

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June 14, 2016

Nuclear Plant Emergency Preparedness: Failure to Communicate

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June 13, 2016

Solar Power Plants are the Future of Texas Power. Every Time.

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June 10, 2016

There’s Nothing Average About This Year’s Dead Zone Forecast

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June 9, 2016

UCS at NRC Region II: Downsizing without Compromising Nuclear Safety Margins

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