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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

US taxpayers are facing double jeopardy thanks to a reckless and inhumane budget bill that hands billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry as it worsens the impact of climate change

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July 24, 2025

Five Reasons Why the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Matters

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July 24, 2025

From the Courtroom to the Internet, the Fight Over Federal Science Is On

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Consumers, Carbon Majors, and the Start of a New Conversation about Climate Change

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December 17, 2013

How Many Nuclear Weapons Does the U.S. Have? Don’t Ask Congress…

Lisbeth Gronlund
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December 17, 2013

Don’t Mix Politics and Public Protections: Delays Harm Us All

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December 17, 2013

Holding Big Carbon Accountable: Response to Severin Borenstein

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December 17, 2013

Certainty About Uncertainty: Plant Closures

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December 16, 2013

West Virginia Looks to the Future

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December 12, 2013

Should Michigan Commit to More Renewable Energy? All Signs Point to Yes.

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December 12, 2013

10% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Come from Deforestation

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December 12, 2013

Monsanto Supersizes Farmers’ Weed Problem

Karen Perry Stillerman
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December 11, 2013

Tackling the Epidemic of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds with Sustainable Solutions

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December 11, 2013

Modest Carbon Price Will Significantly Lower Power Sector Emissions

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December 11, 2013

Survey Says: Over 40% of American Drivers Could Use an Electric Vehicle

Josh Goldman
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December 10, 2013

New Wind Power Cheaper than Existing Coal and Natural Gas in Many Parts of the Country

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Lumps of Coal in the House-Passed Farm Bill

Celia Wexler
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December 10, 2013

Senate Nuclear Waste Bill: No Near-Term Benefit for Public Safety

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December 10, 2013

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December 9, 2013

Renewable Energy, an Aging Electricity Grid, and the Solutions that Matter

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December 9, 2013

Ripe for Retirement: Examining the Competitiveness of U.S. Coal Plants

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December 6, 2013

Misquoting Science in the Texas Textbook Battles

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December 6, 2013

New Report from the Endangered Species Coalition Celebrating 40 Years of Success

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December 6, 2013

Nuclear Fuel and the Titanic Principle

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December 6, 2013

Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Science

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December 6, 2013

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