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June 5, 2025

Fool’s Gold: The Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Is a Bad-Faith Attack on Science

The danger here is that this executive order creates pathways for science to be influenced for political and financial gain.

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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June 5, 2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting During Danger Season

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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June 4, 2025

Court Affirms Legal Responsibility of Polluters in Climate Case

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

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October 10, 2023

California Can Do It

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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October 10, 2023

New Report Underscores the Need to Prevent Political Interference at US Public Health Agencies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 5, 2023

What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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October 4, 2023

Fighting to Help Black People—and Others—Keep Their Land

Guest Commentary

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October 4, 2023

Stronger Fuel Economy Standards Are Needed to Clean Up Combustion Vehicles

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 4, 2023

Decolonization Is Critical for Puerto Rico to Achieve Representation in Climate Negotiations

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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October 4, 2023

On The Future of Nuclear Testing in America

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

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October 2, 2023

Will There Be a Nuclear Buildup in Europe?

Jennifer Knox
Policy & Research Analyst

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September 28, 2023

The IRA Made Huge Climate Investments in Rural Areas. Now, the Food and Farm Bill Must Maintain Them.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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September 27, 2023

Florida Officials Urge Residents to Ignore Science and Avoid Covid Boosters

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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September 27, 2023

Children’s Developing Brains Need Protection from Pollutants

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

Jesse Springer

September 27, 2023

Protecting Science from Politics

Guest Commentary

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September 27, 2023

How Post-War Justice Strategies Can Be Applied to the Climate Crisis

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

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September 27, 2023

NEPA, the “Magna Carta” of Federal Environmental Laws, May Be About to Improve

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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September 26, 2023

No Time for Delay: Congress Must Keep Disaster Funding Flowing

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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September 26, 2023

Will California Take This Small, but Important Step Toward a More Equitable Water Rights System?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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September 25, 2023

The Human Right to a Stable Climate

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

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September 22, 2023

Memphis Facility Emitting Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Gas to Close

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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September 22, 2023

Electric Vehicle Sales in US Hit the Accelerator Pedal

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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September 21, 2023

Summer 2023 Is a Wrap: It Showed Us the Inequities of Keeping Cool in Killer Heat

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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September 21, 2023

Nuclear Frontline Communities Understand Cumulative Burdens—Let’s Get Policymakers On The Same Page

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

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September 21, 2023

California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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September 21, 2023

Heirs’ Property: The Legal Issue That Has Cost Black Farmers $326 Billion

Archie Creech
Outreach Coordinator

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September 21, 2023

As Expiration Looms, a Look Back at the 2018 Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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