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

There is no single line that, when crossed, moves a country from democracy straight to authoritarianism.

Jennifer Jones
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How Attribution Science Can Help Inform Grid Resilience

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The Nuclear Testing Moratorium Passes a Milestone

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Three Ways Citizens United Helped Undermine Science Policy Debates

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Born after 1976? You’ve Lived Your Entire Life on a Hotter Planet

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January 15, 2015

Rooftop Solar Panels Can Produce All the Electricity You Need. Just Ask This Family.

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Virginia State of the Commonwealth: Powering Ahead with Renewable Energy

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New Jersey's State of the State: What Gov. Christie Really Said about Climate and Energy

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Climate Change Is Impacting West Virginia…but Will Our Students Learn about It?

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NRC’s Transparency: Glasnost or Half-Glasnost?

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January 9, 2015

Response to Nature’s “Speak up for science.” We Have to Do More

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January 9, 2015

Beware of This Zombie Bill: The Regulatory Accountability Act Returns from the Dead

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Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #2: Ending Prompt Launch

Stephen Young
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January 7, 2015

Red Guards and Nuclear Missiles

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Carbon Pricing, Income Inequality, and Shakespeare: Highlights from the 2015 American Economic Association Meeting

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California Governor Signals New Commitment to Renewable Energy: 50% Renewables by 2030

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Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #1: 1,000 Deployed Warheads

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UCS’s Standard for Nuclear Power Safety

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December 22, 2014

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December 19, 2014

Confronting the Elephant in the Room: Differentiation of Obligations in the Paris Climate Agreement

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For Some, Climate Change Already Means Adapting or Saying Goodbye

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8 Ways It's Been a Great Year for Renewable Energy

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