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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

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Want to Connect Clean Energy to California’s Power Grid? Get in Line (Part 2 of 3)

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Transmission Is Holding up California’s Clean Energy Transition (Part 1 of 3)

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June 6, 2024

UCS Is Following the Money in California

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June 4, 2024

The (Legal) Way Congress Can Undo Federal Rules that Protect Us

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What Will the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule Do for California?

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What You Need to Know about Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, and FAQs

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Driving on Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner than Using a Gasoline Car

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Get Ready: 85% Chance of Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season that May Break Records

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Here’s What We’re Asking Major Fossil Fuel Corporations at This Year’s Annual Meetings

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In the Race for Clean Energy, the United States is Both a Leader and a Laggard—Here’s How

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Danger Season 2024: It’s Already Started

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Three Policy Issues in Transportation on Tribal Lands

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Wildfires and Power Grid Failures Continue to Fuel Each Other

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International Court Backs Need to Protect Oceans and Island Nations from Climate Impacts

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Four Steps Federal Agencies Need to Take for Better Public Engagement

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Farmers Are Looking to the 2023 Farm Bill for Transformational Agriculture Reform

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May 15, 2024

FERC and NERC Review of Winter Storm Gas Failures Lacks Transparency and Key Details

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Ask a Scientist: Stopping Big Ag from Hijacking US Farm and Food Policy

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The Food and Farm Bill Must Right the Wrongs of Longstanding Racial Injustice

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

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¿El estado del aire en 2024? No es bueno.

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Congressional Ag Chairs Release Dueling Farm Bill Proposals. What Happens Next?

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Stopping the Spread of Misinformation: Is Psychological Inoculation the Key?

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The Big Hydrogen Cash Grab

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