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Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson looks flustered as he testifies before a House committee in July 2025.

August 12, 2025

A Hopeful Sign for FEMA’s Flagship Disaster Preparedness Program

The future of a FEMA pre-disaster preparedness program, implemented during the first Trump administration, is anyone’s guess.

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Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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August 11, 2025

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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August 8, 2025

EPA’s Proposal to Focus Biofuel Policy on Domestic Fuels Doesn’t Add Up

Jeremy Martin
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Hurricanes Sandy, Katrina, and the Growing Risks of Storm Surge and Blackouts

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October 27, 2015

Nuclear Pipe Nightmares

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October 23, 2015

The House Science Committee's Witch Hunt Against NOAA Scientists

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October 23, 2015

Methane is Really Bad. Our Methane Rules Need To Be Really Good.

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October 23, 2015

Ominous Votes by the NRC

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October 23, 2015

Energy Efficiency, Part 1: What’s the Point?

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October 22, 2015

House Science Committee Investigations—Remember Our History

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October 22, 2015

The Clean Power Plan Goes to the Federal Register: Facts vs. Bogus Lawsuits

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October 22, 2015

NRC Issues Operating License for Watts Bar Unit 2

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October 21, 2015

Happy Fifth Birthday, Modern Electric Cars! Three Key Trends in the EV Market

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October 21, 2015

Good Food Advocates Come to Washington to Talk with Policymakers

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October 20, 2015

Why Aren't Presidential Candidates Talking about Food and Agriculture?

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October 20, 2015

Back to the Future? Clean Energy, Clean Cars, and 7 Ways We’ve Leapt Forward from 1985 to 2015

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October 20, 2015

Nuclear Power(less) Plants

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October 16, 2015

On Nuclear Weapons, You Can Never Say Never

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October 15, 2015

The ABCD’s of Agroecology: What Is It All About?

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October 15, 2015

Pilgrim’s Shutdown: Little m&o Yields Big O&M

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October 15, 2015

5 Takeaways From Algae Week in Washington

David Babson
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October 15, 2015

New State Energy Plan Provides a Road Map for Strong Clean Power Plan Compliance in Missouri

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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”?

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October 13, 2015

California's Complicated Relationship with Natural Gas

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October 13, 2015

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

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