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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

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

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
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Kathy Mulvey

Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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February 27, 2015

Smothering Snow, Spiking Sea Levels, and Other Climate Plot Twists: Expecting the Unexpected in the Northeast

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

February 27, 2015

Lessons from the Lunchroom: What Do We Know About School Lunch and Kids' Diet?

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

February 26, 2015

Rep. Grijalva’s Requests and the Real Problem with Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 26, 2015

Counting the Benefits of Agroecology: We Have the Tools, Let’s Use Them

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

February 26, 2015

Is Small Farmers’ Firewood Use Burning up the Forests?

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

February 25, 2015

5 Reasons Why Colorado Should Increase—Not Roll Back—Its Renewable Energy Standard

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

February 25, 2015

Stormy Seas, Rising Risks: New Analysis Shows Undisclosed Climate Change Impacts at Oil Refineries

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

February 24, 2015

What Kinds of Scrutiny of Scientists are Legitimate?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 24, 2015

Willie Soon’s Failure to Disclose Industry Funding for Contrarian Climate Research is Another Reason to Support Transparency

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

February 24, 2015

Supporting the Nuclear Front Line

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 23, 2015

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #4: Give Nuclear Weapons a Sole Purpose

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

February 20, 2015

The Problem with the Environmental Movement

UCS Science Network

February 20, 2015

No Scientist Should Face Harassment. Period.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

February 20, 2015

USA Today Gets it Wrong – The Benefits of EVs Are Real

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

February 19, 2015

Big Sugar Is Watching You: Four Ways the Food Industry Is Trying to Rig the Game

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

February 19, 2015

Four Ways Scientists Can Give Good Answers to Bad Questions

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

February 18, 2015

The Potential for Clean Fuels in Washington

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

February 17, 2015

Millstone Unit 3 Reactor’s AFW Near-Miss (to be continued)

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 13, 2015

What Snow and the U.S. Army Tell Us About Coal vs. Renewable Energy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

February 13, 2015

Obesity and Vaccine Efficacy

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

February 13, 2015

A Dam Waste: Outdated Reservoir Rules Dump Water During Drought

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

February 13, 2015

Twenty Years of Open Records Attacks

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 12, 2015

An Energy State in Transition: Pennsylvania Can Be a Renewable Energy Leader

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

February 12, 2015

Baltimore against the Measles: A Victory for Science, but for How Long?

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

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