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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
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May 21, 2013

Charting a Course to Transform California's Freight System – Part 2

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

May 21, 2013

How the Science of Tornado Forecasting Saved Lives in Moore, Oklahoma – and How We Can Do Better

Michael Halpern
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May 21, 2013

A Look Toward Dangerous Summer Air with Asthma Awareness Month

Todd Sanford
Former contributor

May 21, 2013

Fission Stories #137: Seabrook? Nope. See, Broke

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 17, 2013

What Do Food and Fracking Have in Common? We Need Information to Make the Best Choice

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 16, 2013

We Don’t Have To Give Up Our Place To Special Interests: Democracy Gives Us Options

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

May 16, 2013

Scientists Agree Human-Caused Climate Change is Real: But Wait, We've Known That for Decades!

Melanie Fitzpatrick

May 15, 2013

10 Places President Obama Should Visit to See Climate Change In Action

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

May 15, 2013

Towards Open Access to Government Science: The Obama Administration Takes Some Important Steps

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

May 14, 2013

We’ve Never Been Here Before: 400ppm of CO2 Measured in the Atmosphere at Mauna Loa

Melanie Fitzpatrick

May 14, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #6: Reactor Daily Power Levels

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 13, 2013

USDA to Tackle 2,4-D-Resistant Engineered Crops Without Needed Regulations

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 10, 2013

To EV or Not To EV: Are You Ready for an Electric Vehicle?

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 10, 2013

Climate Change Is Disrupting Nature's Calendar. Thoreau's Notebooks Are Helping Show Us How.

Adam Markham
Former Staff

May 9, 2013

Reconceiving China’s No First Use Policy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 9, 2013

Margaret Atwood on the Muzzling of Canadian Government Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 9, 2013

UCS Vision for Healthy Farms in the 21st Century: Agroecology has the Answers

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 8, 2013

A Roundup of Editorials Criticizing President Obama’s Plan B Emergency Contraception Decision

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 8, 2013

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s MOX Factory to Nowhere

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

May 8, 2013

Solar Power Blooms Across the Country

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

May 7, 2013

Renewable Electricity Standards Deliver the Goods

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

May 7, 2013

Fission Stories #136: Scoring 100 on the Test by Changing the Questions

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 6, 2013

Ted Smith: A Visionary Conservation Leader and Climate Pioneer Remembered

Adam Markham
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May 3, 2013

Nuclear vs. Solar: Corporate Profits and Public Risk

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