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Vehicles sit submerged in floodwater as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors of the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, in July 2025.

July 22, 2025

“Hydroclimate Whiplash”: How Extreme Rainfall and Drought Are Linked

The same atmospheric conditions that cause droughts can also produce extreme rainfall. Marc Alessi explains the whiplash.

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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July 22, 2025

What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Farm Bill?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

At a 2025 Stand up for Science rally in Boston, a person holds a sign reading "Evidence-Based Outrage"

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July 21, 2025

Six Months in, UCS Is in the Fight for the Long Haul

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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May 26, 2015

2015 Wildfire Season in Oregon: Dangerously High Risks Underscore Need for Action on Climate Change

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

May 26, 2015

Perils of New Nuclear Fuel: Part 4 – Grand Gulf’s Painted Water

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 22, 2015

The NRC’s MOX Decision: Out of Step on Cybersecurity

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

May 21, 2015

Which Cities Are Most Energy Efficient? Boston, NYC, and DC Take Top Honors

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

May 21, 2015

Jeb Bush on Climate Change: What Do We Really Want Politicians to Debate?

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

May 21, 2015

Comparing Electric Vehicles: Review of a 2015 BMW i3 Test Drive

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 20, 2015

China and MIRVed Warheads

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 20, 2015

Palm Oil and the Art of Procrastination

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

May 20, 2015

Sea Level Rise, National Security, and Hope for Bipartisan Action on Climate Change: Obama’s Commencement Speech

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

May 19, 2015

Nuclear Near-Misses

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 18, 2015

NPT Brief: Keeping Chinese Nuclear Weapons Off Hair-Trigger Alert

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 15, 2015

Deceit and Disinformation on Full Display in ALEC’s New ‘Carbon Reduction’ Policy Measure

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

May 15, 2015

We Must Find Smart Ways to Prepare for Climate Change, or Growing Risks Could Lead to Fiscal Disasters

Jason Funk
Former contributor

May 15, 2015

What Does the Clean Power Plan Mean for Virginia? A Real Opportunity for Renewable Energy

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

May 14, 2015

Congress Can Empower Energy Innovation Far and Wide. Here's How.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

May 14, 2015

Did Wyoming Really Just Outlaw Citizen Science?

UCS Science Network

May 13, 2015

Minnesota's Energy Future at Risk: Policy Proposal Would Reverse Years of Leadership on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

May 13, 2015

Hey NERC, Where’s the Fire? Digging into a Flawed Study on the Clean Power Plan

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

May 12, 2015

Listening to SNAP Voices: What to Know Before Cutting Program Budgets

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

May 12, 2015

30% Renewable Energy by 2030: Udall-Markey National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Boost Economy and Protect Consumers

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

May 12, 2015

Perils of New Nuclear Fuel: Part 3 – Grand Gulf’s Safety Suspension

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

If you ignore the benefits side of the cost-benefit equation, it's hard to come up with anything but bad news. But when you take a solid look at both sides of the equation, you see a pretty impressive net-positive.

May 8, 2015

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Setting the Record Straight on the Benefits and Costs

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

May 7, 2015

U.S. Plays Word Games in Statement about Alert Level of Nuclear Weapons

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

May 7, 2015

Water Bond Blunders: It’s Time for California to Stop Looking to the Past and Start Planning for the Future

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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