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November 7, 2025

A Future Worth Fighting for at COP30 (and Beyond)

Climate advocates have put decades of blood, sweat, and tears into building a better future for the next generation. We’re not stopping now.

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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November 7, 2025

Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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November 7, 2025

Recognizing and Resisting Obstruction at COP30

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

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Juliet Christian-Smith

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Gregory Kulacki

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Steve Clemmer

Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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November 6, 2024

A Path Forward for Science and Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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November 6, 2024

What a Second Trump Administration Means for Food and Farms

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 6, 2024

It’s an Unpleasant Déjà Vu for Clean Transportation Advocates

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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November 6, 2024

Can Advocates Reduce Nuclear Dangers and Advance Nuclear Justice Under a Trump Administration?

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

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November 6, 2024

A Second Trump Administration Threatens an Assault on Climate, Energy, and Justice Priorities

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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November 4, 2024

What to Expect When You’re Waiting for the Votes to Get Counted

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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November 1, 2024

Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Are Worsening. We Need Action at COP29.

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

Derrick Z. Jackson

November 1, 2024

Uneasy Election Enthusiasm in Philadelphia

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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October 31, 2024

Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 31, 2024

When Danger Season Collides with the Affordable Housing Shortage

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 31, 2024

COP29 Must Increase Climate Finance and Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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October 30, 2024

Trucking Industry Disinformation Will Cost Lives

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 30, 2024

Intimidation Tactics Exposed in Oregon Climate Case vs. Fossil Fuel Industry

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

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October 29, 2024

Why the World Needs a New UN Study on the Effects of Nuclear War

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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October 25, 2024

As Election Season Comes to a Close, Watch Out for Lawsuits, Misinformation, and Voter Fatigue

Christopher Williams
Former Staff

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October 24, 2024

The Historical Exploitation of Agricultural and Food Workers Needs to Stop

DeShawn L. Blanding
Senior Washington Representative

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October 23, 2024

What Is Election Certification? The Facts You Need to Fight Attacks on the Democratic Process

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 22, 2024

What Is FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund? What You Should Know, Why Costs Keep Rising and What We Can Do About It

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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October 17, 2024

What’s Next for Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies?

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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Derrick Z. Jackson

October 17, 2024

Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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October 16, 2024

Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Further Proof We’re Not Ready for Fossil Fuel-Caused Climate Change

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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October 16, 2024

Introducing the Community Guide to Cumulative Impacts

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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October 16, 2024

Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 15, 2024

Project 2025’s Assault on EPA, Human Health and the Environment Must Never Be Put into Action

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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