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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

This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US. This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US.

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August 7, 2025

What We’re Watching: Wildfire Smoke and Trump Administration Mirrors

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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
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July 28, 2015

Nuclear Safety Chapeaux

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July 27, 2015

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Gretchen Goldman
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July 27, 2015

China in Focus #18: Ground Truth

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July 24, 2015

King Coal’s Stages of Grief, Part 4: Bargaining for Delay

Jeremy Richardson
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July 24, 2015

What We Learn From A New Clean Power Plan Grid Report

Mike Jacobs
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July 23, 2015

Midwestern Rains Putting a Damper on Summer? It Gets Worse with Climate Change

Jason Funk
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July 23, 2015

Where is the Clean Energy in the House and Senate Energy Bills?

Rob Cowin
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July 22, 2015

Clearing the First Hurdle: Regaining Momentum for Federal Fuels Policy

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

July 21, 2015

ALEC’s Annual Meeting to Feature More Attacks on Successful Clean Energy Policies

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

July 21, 2015

How Do You Cut Carbon Emissions While Creating Jobs and Wealth? Ask the Northeast

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July 21, 2015

Don’t Be Deceived by ALEC’s Special Interest Agenda

Adrienne Alvord
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July 21, 2015

New, Renewed, and Subsequent Nuclear Reactor Risks

Dave Lochbaum
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July 20, 2015

Jaw-Dropping News in the Solar vs. Fossil Fuels Debate

Mike Jacobs
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July 17, 2015

Misdirected Anger on Full Display in the Purported "War on Coal" — King Coal’s Stages of Grief, Part 3

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

July 17, 2015

When the End of the World Is Your Day Job: Vacation Tips

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

July 16, 2015

No More Excuses: School Lunches Can Be Healthy!

Karen Perry Stillerman
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July 16, 2015

How to Prepare for Sea Level Rise: Follow New Hampshire’s Lead

Aaron Huertas
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July 16, 2015

When Did the Nuclear Age Begin? 70 Years Ago, Today

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

July 15, 2015

New Report Illuminates the American Chemistry Council’s Efforts to Undermine the Chemical Policies that Protect Us

Gretchen Goldman
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July 15, 2015

Financing Clean Energy: A Cost-Effective Tool for State Compliance with EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

July 14, 2015

Electric Vehicles Are Getting Marginally Better, In A Big Way

Rachael Nealer
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July 14, 2015

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Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
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July 14, 2015

Esquire Falls into the Despondency Trap—We’re Not “F’d” on Climate Change

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