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August 26, 2025

Amid US-China Rivalry, What Do Asian Nations Really Want?

US foreign policy is essentially forcing our East Asian allies to choose between the United States and China. That’s asking too much.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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August 26, 2025

Federal EV Infrastructure Investments Poised to Move Ahead: Here’s What’s Changed Under Trump

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 26, 2025

Big Oil Has Been Lying to Us for Decades: Don’t Let It off the Hook

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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June 3, 2015

School Lunch: Just Say "No" to the Opt-out Cop-out

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
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June 3, 2015

The Surprising Facts About the Clean Power Plan: Most States Are Already On Track to Meet 2020 Benchmarks for Reducing Carbon Emissions

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

June 3, 2015

States Sue the EPA Over Clean Power Plan, Disprove Their Own Argument with Existing Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

June 3, 2015

4 Ways “Fast Track” Is a Bad Deal for Science

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

June 2, 2015

All Over the Nuclear Safety Map

Dave Lochbaum
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May 29, 2015

Nuclear Near-Miss at Pilgrim

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 29, 2015

The Science Community Must Fight Attacks on Science-Based Regulations

Andrew Rosenberg
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May 27, 2015

Wind Power: A Great American Resource

Ken Kimmell
Former President

May 27, 2015

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 27, 2015

Crop Diversity in Danger (If You Carrot All about the Future of Food and Farms, Read This)

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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
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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
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May 15, 2015

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

Jason Funk
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