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December 10, 2025

How Trump’s Free Pass to Polluters will Harm Americans

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December 8, 2025

The Courts Delivered Important Climate Wins in 2025

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How Should We Read China’s First White Paper on Arms Control in 20 Years?

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Hottest Summer on Record May Be Ending, but Fight to Protect Workers from Heat Is Far from Over

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September 12, 2024

Ask A Scientist: How Can Science and Data Inform Fairer, Freer Elections?

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September 12, 2024

How Can We Defend Government Science from Political Interference?

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Has Gasoline Use in California Peaked?

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September 10, 2024

One Issue Voters Can Agree On: We Need More Choices in our Elections

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September 9, 2024

Robust Public Participation Makes for Better Regulations

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September 5, 2024

China Rejects US Theory of Great Power Competition

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Newsom Can Continue His Climate Leadership by Signing These Three Bills

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September 4, 2024

New Energy Permitting Legislation: One Step Forward, Too Many Steps Back

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September 3, 2024

Climate Plans for Aging US Must Focus on Higher Risks to Older Adults

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Texas’ Mass Voter Purge Highlights a National Strategy of Suppression

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Safety and Equity Must be Central to Battery Storage Development.

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Solutions to Rising Cost of Climate Change in California Should Include Passage of Prop 4

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August 22, 2024

Seven Years after Hurricane María, in Puerto Rico You Can’t Even Count on Keeping the Lights On

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A siete años del huracán María, en Puerto Rico no se puede contar ni con el servicio eléctrico

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August 21, 2024

UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

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These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

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Electric School Buses: The Best Choice for Our Kids and Communities

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August 20, 2024

What Does Meaningful Community Engagement Look Like in Massachusetts?

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Where Have All the Election Officials Gone?

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A Call for Government Agencies to Fill Research Gaps on Women’s Health

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August 14, 2024

The Price of the Sentinel Nuclear Weapons Program Keeps Going Up—But the True Costs Are Even Higher

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