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Two young people move a pallet of water bottles through a park in NYC during a heat wave in 2025.

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August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

It’s getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

John Quentere Jr. looks at the window sticker of a new 2005 Chevy Blazer at Bredemann Chevrolet in Park Ridge, Illinois.

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August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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August 26, 2015

Obama, Kerry and Ministers Meet in Alaska: Why the Arctic Matters

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

August 26, 2015

Workshop on the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

August 25, 2015

Shh! Secrets of the Cooling Towers

Dave Lochbaum
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August 24, 2015

College/Underserved Community Partnership Program: Building a Better Tomorrow through the Power of Partnerships

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August 21, 2015

Crazy Hot Days, Crazy Warm Nights: A New Study on Climate Change in California’s Central Valley

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

August 21, 2015

Climate Change Is Boring

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August 20, 2015

Cheap Renewable Energy is Here. Why Doesn’t The Grid Plan For It?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

August 20, 2015

Let’s Talk Trash: What the EPA’s Methane Rules Lack on Landfills

David Babson
Former contributor

August 19, 2015

Americans Agree School Lunch Isn’t Broken (So, Congress, Don’t “Fix” It)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

August 19, 2015

WSPA Lies: Oil Companies Are At It Again… And California Is The Target

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

August 18, 2015

Humanity’s “Need” for “Food” in 2050

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

August 18, 2015

Why Community-Based Research Matters to Science and People

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August 18, 2015

Browns Ferry Barbeque

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 17, 2015

Doing More to Protect Frontline Communities Ten Years After Katrina

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

August 17, 2015

Hurricane Katrina, Ten Years Later: How a Country that Bore Witness Still Plays Business as Usual

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

August 14, 2015

Not Just Another Powerpoint: More Tips to Bring Presentations to Life

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August 14, 2015

“The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

August 14, 2015

Remembering Jack Gibbons, Science Policy Titan

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

August 14, 2015

Transparency is Great, Harassment is Worth Preventing: A Response to Paul Thacker and Charles Seife

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

August 13, 2015

Most States Well on the Path to Comply with Final Clean Power Plan

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

August 12, 2015

How News Outlets Factchecked the U.S. Chamber’s Flawed Clean Power Plan Numbers

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

August 11, 2015

The SPOM High Carbon Stock Study: A New Square Wheel

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

August 11, 2015

Planes, Trains & Automobiles – Lessons from the NTSB

Dave Lochbaum
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August 10, 2015

Community Connections: Scientist-Citizens Have a Critical Role to Play

Andrew Rosenberg
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