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January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

After one year of President Trump’s second term, let’s challenge ourselves to imagine and bring to life a much, much better future.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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January 15, 2026

One Year of the Trump Administration’s All-Out Assault on Climate and Clean Energy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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October 15, 2024

Project 2025’s Assault on EPA, Human Health and the Environment Must Never Be Put into Action

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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October 15, 2024

Gas Plants Have a Real Climate Problem. So Do Some Proposed Approaches for Addressing It.

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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October 15, 2024

The Election Is Almost Here—But Where Is the Farm Bill?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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October 15, 2024

Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Guest Commentary

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Joe Newman

October 10, 2024

After the Election, Congress Must Help Victims of Radiation Exposure by Passing RECA

Lilly Adams
Senior Outreach Coordinator

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October 7, 2024

EPA Needs to Listen to the Public. Will New Public Participation Guidance Help?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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October 7, 2024

Cómo prepararía la Proposición 4 a California para los peligros del cambio climático

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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October 7, 2024

How Proposition 4 Would Prepare California for Climate Change’s Dangers

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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October 4, 2024

How to Avoid Misunderstanding Chinese Nuclear Weapons Policy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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October 3, 2024

Hurricane Helene’s Massive Destruction Was Supercharged by Climate Change, Here’s How You Can Help

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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October 2, 2024

Election 2024 Is Already Happening—and So Is the Fight in the Courts

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 2, 2024

This Hydrogen Tax Loophole Would Spike Carbon Emissions–But it’s Not Too Late.

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 1, 2024

Bankrolling the Burn: Why Climate Scientists are Taking on Fossil Fuel Financiers

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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September 30, 2024

It’s Time to Institutionalize Equity at the Department of Agriculture

DeShawn L. Blanding
Senior Washington Representative

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September 30, 2024

Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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September 26, 2024

Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

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September 23, 2024

EPA’s Office of Inspector General Criticizes the EPA Scientific Integrity Office

Guest Commentary

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September 23, 2024

Three International Climate Priorities for UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 23, 2024

The Kids Get It: Why Proposition 4 Is the Right Thing to Do

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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September 23, 2024

Energy Efficiency Home Retrofits Can Protect You During Extreme Temperature Events

Guest Commentary

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September 19, 2024

Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program?

Sulgiye Park
Former Staff

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September 19, 2024

The Electricity Distribution System Can Stay Resilient in Extreme Weather

Guest Commentary

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September 18, 2024

Business Lobby Group Pushes Oil and Gas Industry Agenda on Climate

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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September 18, 2024

Your Research Can Help Inform Climate Litigation

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

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