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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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Kathy Mulvey

Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 3, 2013

The Nation and the Scientist

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

May 2, 2013

Extending the Success Against Illegal Logging to Palm Oil and Other Drivers of Deforestation

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

May 2, 2013

Toxic Algae and No-Till—The Environmental Darling of Industrial Agriculture and Genetic Engineering Looks Less Attractive

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 2, 2013

A Dangerous Approach: Lawmaker Proposes Changes to How the National Science Foundation Funds Science

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

May 1, 2013

Duped Again on Emergency Contraception

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 30, 2013

Impacts After the Flood: As Midwest Waters Recede, Health Threats Remain

Todd Sanford
Former contributor

April 30, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #5: Technical Specifications

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

April 29, 2013

Timeline for an Iranian ICBM: Differing Assessments?

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

April 29, 2013

Talking About Sea Level Rise: Leading Scientists Meet in Galveston, Texas

Melanie Fitzpatrick

April 29, 2013

#ScioDC: A Conversation on Scientists, Government, and Social Media This Week

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

April 29, 2013

Labor and Environment: “Joined at the Hip”

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

April 26, 2013

President Obama Expected to Speak at NAS on Monday

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 25, 2013

Georgia, Alabama Customers Benefit from Wind by Wire

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

April 25, 2013

Master Limited Partnerships: Lowering Financing Costs for Renewable Energy Projects

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

April 24, 2013

A Welcome Voice of Corporate Leadership

Kevin Knobloch
Former contributor

April 24, 2013

Coastal Communities on the Front Lines of Sea Level Rise and Flooding: Convening a Conversation

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

April 24, 2013

Charting a Course to Transform California's Freight System

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

April 23, 2013

China Still Committed to No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

April 23, 2013

Of Birds and Bats and Civet Cats: Why We Need Scientists to Collaborate on the New Avian Flu

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

April 23, 2013

Fission Stories #135: Look in the Sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane.

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

April 22, 2013

The EPA and Science Advice: A Story of a Time When Congress Listened

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 22, 2013

Bleeding for Science and Democracy: Thinking about Climate Change in the Emergency room

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

April 22, 2013

Zombies, Glee, and Coal on Earth Day: New Mashup Report on Coal's Water Dependence

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

April 22, 2013

A Trivial (and Fun) Way to Celebrate Earth Day

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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