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July 3, 2025

NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

Get NOAA the resources it needs to do its life-saving scientific work.

Marc Alessi
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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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October 14, 2015

Book Review: Houston, We Have a Narrative by Randy Olson

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October 13, 2015

Automaker Rankings Revisited—Does Volkswagen Now Have the “Dirtiest Tailpipe”?

Dave Cooke
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October 13, 2015

California's Complicated Relationship with Natural Gas

Laura Wisland
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October 13, 2015

Coming Soon to New Hampshire: Local Leaders Tackle Our Non-Partisan Coastal Flooding Problem

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

October 13, 2015

Wanna Fix the Food System? Science Can Help

Mark Bittman
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October 13, 2015

Is Your State Betting Too Much on Natural Gas for Electricity? A New UCS Analysis Takes a Look

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

October 13, 2015

Fire at the Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 10, 2015

Exxon’s Early Knowledge of Climate Risks, Their Long Campaign of Climate Deception and Why It Matters

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

October 9, 2015

The Days of MOX Are Numbered

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

October 9, 2015

Indonesia on Track to Have the Worst Fire Season Since 1997

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October 9, 2015

Xcel’s Plan to Cut Carbon 60 percent is Affordable and Will Benefit Minnesota’s Economy

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

October 9, 2015

Groundless Claims about Chinese MIRVing

David Wright
Former Contributor

October 9, 2015

Yes, We Can Defend Scientists from Harassment AND Increase Transparency

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

October 8, 2015

New Electric Vehicles for 2016: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model X

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

October 8, 2015

What Is—and Is Not—Considered Settled with Climate Science?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

October 8, 2015

Shockingly, Americans Don’t Want Chemical Disasters

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

October 7, 2015

4 Reasons to Pay Attention to the Deadly Haze in Southeast Asia this Year

Lael Goodman
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October 7, 2015

Four Challenges for China’s Cap and Trade Program

Ken Kimmell
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October 6, 2015

Keys to Unlock Energy Storage for Micro-grids and Utility Grids

Mike Jacobs
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October 6, 2015

No Shutdown For Now, But What Effect Does Budget Uncertainty Have On Government Scientists?

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October 6, 2015

Flooding at the Nuclear Plant

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October 5, 2015

The Moon and Nuclear War

David Wright
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October 5, 2015

Xavier University Students Talk Food Equity in the Food System

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October 5, 2015

Technology Makes Lighter Work of a Tough Job—SMART Ranger Patrolling

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