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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Melissa Kaplan

Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

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February 3, 2015

Who Should Decide What Happens When Scientists Violate Conflict of Interest Rules?

Michael Halpern
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February 3, 2015

Big Sugar Bad for Babies, CDC Scientists Say—but Food Industry Disagrees

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

February 3, 2015

President's Budget Helps Create New Opportunities for Coal Communities

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

February 3, 2015

Arkansas Nuclear One: Pictures of an Accident

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 2, 2015

Iran’s Fourth Successful Satellite Launch

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

February 2, 2015

Preparing for Climate Change: President’s Budget Misses Opportunity

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

February 2, 2015

Low Carbon Fuels: How Clean Fuels Can Power the West Coast and Beyond

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

January 30, 2015

Next Generation Conservation: Planning for Palm Oil and Orang-utans

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January 30, 2015

Shell Promises Climate Risk Disclosure to Shareholders, but What About Its Political Spending?

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

January 30, 2015

How Oregon Can Fill Up On Clean Fuels

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 29, 2015

Minnesota Scientists, Engineers, Economists, and Health Professionals Support Clean Energy

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January 28, 2015

An Opportunity to Protect Our Drinking Water: Overseeing Fracking and Closing Loopholes

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

January 27, 2015

Nuclear War and the Science Experiment of January 25, 1995

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 27, 2015

The Land Sector Can Close Half the Dangerous Climate Change Gap

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

January 27, 2015

Three Reasons Why the Virginia Coastal Protection Act Is Smart Policy

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

January 27, 2015

Why “Fast Track” Can Sidetrack Both Science and Democracy

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

January 27, 2015

Dear Chrysler: 5 Reasons Oil Prices Shouldn’t Affect Fuel Economy Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

January 27, 2015

Emergency Planning for Nuclear Power Plants

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 26, 2015

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #3: Cancel the Cruise Missile

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

January 26, 2015

In "I'm Gonna Be an Engineer," Peggy and Pete Seeger Talk Women in Science

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 23, 2015

President Obama, India’s Prime Minister Modi, and the Opportunity to Cooperate on Climate Change

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 23, 2015

The Latest on Biofuels and Land Use: Progress to Report, but Challenges Remain

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

January 22, 2015

As Michigan Governor Looks Beyond Coal, Now Is the Time to Ramp Up Renewable Energy

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

January 22, 2015

You Are What You Eat—And What It Eats Too

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