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Two young people move a pallet of water bottles through a park in NYC during a heat wave in 2025.

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August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

It’s getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

John Quentere Jr. looks at the window sticker of a new 2005 Chevy Blazer at Bredemann Chevrolet in Park Ridge, Illinois.

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August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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Laura Grego

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Western States Policy Advocate

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September 27, 2013

New Quarterly Update to the UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

September 26, 2013

Fracking and My Community’s Air Quality: Is There Something in the Air?

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

September 26, 2013

JASON on the B61 Life Extension Program

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 25, 2013

Nuclear Safety Culture: A Work of Smart

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 25, 2013

Hot Topics for IPCC Release: Surface Temperature “Speed Bump” and the Latest on Extreme Events

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

September 24, 2013

Good News for the Climate: Electric Vehicles Posting Record Sales Across the Nation

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 24, 2013

Companies, Climate, and Trade Groups: The Saga Continues with New Data Released

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

September 24, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #15: Raising Nuclear Safety Concerns

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 23, 2013

Renewable Energy Contracts and Energy Efficiency Progress: New England is Sprinting

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 19, 2013

Batteries Not Included: How Chemistry is Impacting Hydrogen Powered Electric Vehicles

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

September 19, 2013

What's in a Name? Why the RSPO’s Definition of “Sustainable” Falls Short

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

September 18, 2013

Gas Ceiling: Assessing the Climate Risks of an Overreliance on Natural Gas for Electricity

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

September 18, 2013

Companies Up the Ante in Support of Electric Vehicles and Workplace Charging

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 18, 2013

Whalewatching and Windwatching: Turbulence, Turbines, and Tourism

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 17, 2013

How to Improve the Chemical Safety Improvement Act

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

September 17, 2013

Pentagon Releases Candidates for 3rd Missile Defense Site

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

September 17, 2013

Managing Risk in Ohio: Clean Energy’s Role in a Reliable, Diverse Power Supply

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

September 17, 2013

Power Plant Carbon Standards: The EPA Should Use the Clean Air Act’s Flexibility to Help Reduce Emissions

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 17, 2013

Five Reasons Why Sea Ice Decline Should be Front Page News

Melanie Fitzpatrick

September 17, 2013

Fission Stories #146: Who’s Next?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 16, 2013

Important Reports on GE Crops Missed by the Boston Review Magazine Forum

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

September 16, 2013

Congress to the NNSA: Get Your Act Together on B61 LEP

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

September 13, 2013

Solar Soaring: Q2 Results Show U.S. PV Capacity Approaching 10,000 Megawatts

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 13, 2013

Fracking and My Community’s Water: What Do We Know or When Will We Know It?

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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