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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
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July 19, 2016

No, the Feds did not just Weaken Fuel Economy Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

July 19, 2016

Nuclear Plant Accidents: Browns Ferry Fire

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 14, 2016

US Missile Defense: In Worse Shape than You Thought

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

Some beef cattle are raised in a way that actually helps to protect and manage healthy grassland ecosystems, making good use of grass in areas not well suited for row crops. Here’s an example of one such healthy grassland ecosystem managed by cattle from Nebraska Sand Hills. (Photo: Aaron Price)]

July 14, 2016

While BBQ Season Sizzles, a Case for Healthy Farms and Better Beef

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

July 14, 2016

Where Your Brews Come From: A Deeper Dive into Barley for Beer

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

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July 13, 2016

House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith Defends ExxonMobil, Subpoenas Union of Concerned Scientists: An FAQ

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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July 13, 2016

Five Deceptive Tactics Automakers Are Using to Fight Fuel Economy Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

July 13, 2016

Thinking Big: Wind Industry Is Moving to Taller Turbines. Will the Transmission System Be Ready?

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

July 12, 2016

As Congress Calls Out Fossil Fuel Deception, ExxonMobil Continues to Fund Climate Science Denial

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

July 12, 2016

Nuclear Plant Accidents: Fermi Unit 1

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 11, 2016

The Heat is on Fossil Fuel Companies for Decades of Climate Deception

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

July 11, 2016

Renewable Energy to Surpass Coal and Nuclear by 2030: 7 Key Takeaways from EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2016

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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July 8, 2016

Facing Reality, Speaking Out, and Building Trust after St. Paul, Baton Rouge, and Dallas

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 7, 2016

Leave California’s ‘New’ Water in the Ground

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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July 7, 2016

Should Climate Change Disclosure Be Required for Companies? Government Suppliers Are About to Find Out.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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July 5, 2016

Trapped in an Endless Cycle of Corn, Farmers Need Better Choices

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Jason Funk

July 5, 2016

We Need to Hit Net Zero Emissions ASAP: Here Are 5 Indisputable Reasons Why

Jason Funk
Former contributor

July 5, 2016

Analysis of North Korea’s Musudan Missile Test–Part 2

David Wright
Former Contributor

July 5, 2016

Nuclear Plant Accidents: Sodium Reactor Experiment

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

June 30, 2016

Peabody Energy Discloses Extensive Payments to Climate Denial Groups

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

June 30, 2016

Nuclear Merger

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

June 29, 2016

Massachusetts's Energy Future is Hot This Week (Senate Vote)

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

June 28, 2016

North American Leaders Commit to Increase Clean Energy and Cut Methane Emissions

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 28, 2016

Shining a Light on Oil's Hidden Pollution

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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