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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

With careful engineering and a forward-looking perspective, we can build a grid that is clean, affordable, and reliable, where renewables are empowered to keep the lights on.

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Five Reasons Why the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Matters

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Space-based missile defense. Again?

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Survey Says: New Report Shows Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies Needs Improvement

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Climate-Driven Changes on Federal Lands Could Undercut Clean Power Plan Gains

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Sea Level Rise and the March of King Tides: Why We Need to Get Familiar with This Week’s Tidal Flooding

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U.S. and China Talk Civil Space Cooperation

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If China Can Do It, Why Not Us? Carbon Pricing and Cooperation on Climate Change

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The Pope’s Climate Message Inspires and Uplifts

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PepsiCo's New Palm Oil Commitment: Transparency, Trust, and the Company You Keep

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Here’s What Will Happen with the EPA Ozone Rule

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China in Focus #19: Peaches, Plums and the Challenge of Cross-Cultural Communication

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