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November 20, 2025

What’s Next After Louisiana’s Gas Plant Approval for Meta Data Center

Just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways.

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Energy Analyst

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November 19, 2025

Danger Season 2025: Pain Deferred for President Trump but Not Communities as Resources Shrink

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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November 19, 2025

The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On

Jules Barbati-Dajches
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October 29, 2025

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

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October 29, 2025

A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture

Laura Grego
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October 29, 2025

COP30 Is Not Just about Climate

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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October 29, 2025

 What Authoritarian Regimes Do 

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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October 28, 2025

Combating Climate Disinformation: Three Hopeful Signs as We Head into COP30

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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October 28, 2025

Brazil Hosts COP30 Climate Talks, with the World in Danger of Breaching 1.5°C

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Is a Monster Climate Change-Fueled Hurricane: Here’s What to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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October 27, 2025

Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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October 27, 2025

The NEPA Rollback Is a Direct Assault On Democracy, Here’s What You Need to Know

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October 23, 2025

Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

Kevin X. Shen
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October 23, 2025

How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 23, 2025

Crisis Chocantes: El calor extremo y la crisis de vivienda asequible en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

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October 22, 2025

Under President Trump’s Direction, Scientific Protections Are Disappearing at Record Speed

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October 20, 2025

In the Dark: Trump Administration Continues to Cancel and Suppress Information

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October 16, 2025

It’s Time to Confront the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 16, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Do We Solve California’s Water Shortage Crisis?

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host

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October 16, 2025

Pregúntale a un científico: ¿Cómo resolvemos la crisis de escasez de agua de California?

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October 15, 2025

What if Disaster Strikes as FEMA Is Debilitated by the Trump Administration?

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October 9, 2025

Hurricanes, Nor’easters, Subtropical Storms! What’s the Difference?

Marc Alessi
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October 9, 2025

Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite

Jennifer Knox
Policy & Research Analyst

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October 8, 2025

New England Closes the Door on Coal. Cheaper Renewables Can Take Its Place.

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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October 7, 2025

Why Planting Too Much Corn Hurts Farmers—and the Environment

Kathryn Anderson
Program Director, Food & Environment

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