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October 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Is a Monster Climate Change-Fueled Hurricane: Here’s What to Know

This is the third Category 5 hurricane this year.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 28, 2025

Brazil Hosts COP30 Climate Talks, with the World in Danger of Breaching 1.5°C

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June 24, 2024

New Analysis Pinpoints Critical Infrastructure Threatened by Rising Seas in Hundreds of Coastal Communities

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 24, 2024

Necesitamos acción urgente para crear la resiliencia costera al aumento del nivel del mar

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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June 24, 2024

How to Protect Coastal Infrastructure at Risk from Sea Level Rise

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 24, 2024

Infraestructura en riesgo en su ciudad: Un nuevo mapa muestra lo que se inundará con el aumento del nivel del mar

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 24, 2024

Watt Comes Around Goes Around: Will California Do the Right Thing on EV Batteries?

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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June 24, 2024

It’s Danger Season–Is Our Nation’s Infrastructure Ready?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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June 24, 2024

What Xi Jinping Tells His Military About Taiwan

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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June 24, 2024

Taking a Lesson from the Tobacco Ad Ban to Shut Down Fossil Fuel Greenwashing

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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June 20, 2024

Scientists Demand Citigroup End Fossil Fuel Funding

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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June 20, 2024

Strengthening Our Democracy: Science-Based Recommendations to Improve Election Data Transparency

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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June 20, 2024

Sea Level Rise Is Already Threatening Communities

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 19, 2024

Climate Change Is Driving an Insurance Crisis: Policymakers and Regulators Must Act

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 18, 2024

Hydrogen and “Renewable” Gas Aren’t Realistic Solutions for Decarbonizing Maine’s Buildings

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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June 17, 2024

One Clear Path to Fair Elections: Change How We Elect Our Representatives

Christopher Williams
Former Staff

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June 14, 2024

‘Project 2025’ Would Be Disastrous for Our Nation and Our Climate

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 13, 2024

Restoring American Deterrence Act Offers Blueprint for Nuclear Arms Race, But No Hope for Winning One

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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June 12, 2024

Who’s Doing Chevron’s Dirty Work in California?

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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June 10, 2024

Can the Realities of “Danger Season” Pierce Climate Denial?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 10, 2024

For Clean Energy Progress in California, We Must Solve the Permitting Problem (Part 3 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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June 10, 2024

Want to Connect Clean Energy to California’s Power Grid? Get in Line (Part 2 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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June 10, 2024

Transmission Is Holding up California’s Clean Energy Transition (Part 1 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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June 6, 2024

UCS Is Following the Money in California

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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June 4, 2024

The (Legal) Way Congress Can Undo Federal Rules that Protect Us

Lisa Van Theemsche
Washington Representative II

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June 3, 2024

What Will the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule Do for California?

Michele Canales
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