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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 21, 2013

Can State and Local Action Kick-Start Global Cooperation on Climate?

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

November 21, 2013

Who Is Responsible for Climate Change? New Study Identifies the Top 90 Producers of Industrial Carbon Emissions

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

November 21, 2013

How Rocket Science Can Benefit Transportation

UCS Science Network

November 20, 2013

Energy-Water Collisions: Today’s Landmark Resolution from the Nation’s Electricity Regulators

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

November 20, 2013

So Nine Nobel Laureates Walk Into the Swedish Embassy…

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 20, 2013

New CREW Report on Fracking Industry Contributions to Congressional Candidates

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

November 20, 2013

Counting the Cost of Climate Disasters: What do Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Haiyan Tell Us About What the U.S. and the Philippines Have in Common?

Adam Markham
Former Staff

November 20, 2013

Strategic Options for Chinese Space Science and Technology

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 19, 2013

CDC's "Get Smart About Antibiotics" Campaign Still Ignoring Animals

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

November 19, 2013

All Eyes on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles at the LA Auto Show

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

November 19, 2013

The EPA and Biofuels: Smart Goals, but an Outdated Roadmap

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

November 19, 2013

Decommissioning Nuclear Plants

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 18, 2013

Mixed Feelings on MOX

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

November 18, 2013

TVA Pulls the Plug on More Coal Plants; Others Will Surely Follow

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

November 14, 2013

Arizonans Stand Up for Solar Power

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

November 14, 2013

Brazil’s Deforestation Progress Takes a Step Backward

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

November 14, 2013

The Global Carbon Budget and Why the Warsaw Climate Talks Matter

Melanie Fitzpatrick

November 14, 2013

Command and Control?

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

November 13, 2013

Beef, the Climate, and Human Health: Changing our Wasteful Food and Land Use System

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

November 13, 2013

China’s New Security Committee

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 13, 2013

A Celebration of Carl Sagan: The Man, the Legacy, and the Unanswered Question

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

November 13, 2013

Seismic Shift: The NRC and Diablo Canyon

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 12, 2013

Seven Takeaways for the Warsaw Climate Talks from the New IEA Report

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

November 12, 2013

The New Honda Accord Hybrid: Using Electric Vehicle Technology to Catch Up to the Prius

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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