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Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

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August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Residents of Texas Hill Country testified about what recovery means to them. Who will listen?

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

satellite photo of the continental United States with the rivers of the Mississippi and Missouri watershed highlighted; all the rivers eventually drain into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

A person wipes sweat from their face with a cloth in Manhattan in July 2025, during a heat wave in which 'feels-like' temperatures were above 100 degrees.

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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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April 21, 2014

Transforming Food Policy Through Science from Coast to Coast

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 21, 2014

Earth Day Ideas: Looking for Air Leaks in all the Right Places

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

April 21, 2014

Power Outages, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change: How Smart Energy Choices Will Help Keep the Lights On

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

April 17, 2014

Virginia Supreme Court Unanimously Supports Academic Freedom at the University of Virginia

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 16, 2014

We’re Going on a Vampire Hunt: Standing Up to Standby Power on Earth Day

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

April 15, 2014

Cows Are the Real Hogs: The IPCC and the Demand Side of Agriculture

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

April 15, 2014

Cashing in on Earth Day: 10 Activities to Kick-start Low-Carbon Living and Save You Money

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

April 15, 2014

Blown Away at Callaway

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

April 14, 2014

Severe Texas Drought Exposed in "Years of Living Dangerously"

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

April 14, 2014

When It Comes to Fissile Material, More Is Not Better

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

April 14, 2014

Spring Brings Hope–Even about Transparency and Accountability in Government

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

April 14, 2014

Reactions to Our Analysis of Climate Science on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

April 14, 2014

Death, Taxes, and Food

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

April 11, 2014

What do Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Indonesian Forests All Have in Common?

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

April 11, 2014

The NRC and Natural Hazards to Nuclear Plants

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

April 10, 2014

Missile Defense Oversight: Pulling the Punches

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

April 10, 2014

The Long Road to Healthier Living

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 10, 2014

Why Should We Conserve Southeast Asia’s Peat Swamp Forests?

UCS Science Network

April 8, 2014

Are Air Conditioners Chilling the Benefits of Electric Vehicles?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

April 8, 2014

Which Electricity Source Will Best Weather the Drought in California?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

April 8, 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Thins as Old Thick Ice Rapidly Disappears

Melanie Fitzpatrick

April 8, 2014

Science, Democracy and a Healthy Food Environment

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

April 8, 2014

Who Pays for the NRC?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

April 7, 2014

Africa’s Meningitis Belt and the Power of a Single Weather Forecast

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

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