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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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December 19, 2023

Five Factors are Driving Offshore Wind

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 14, 2023

What COP28 Means for Climate Action in a US Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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December 14, 2023

The Year in Corporate Disclosure and Disinformation 2023

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

December 14, 2023

Mobilizing the Student Vote: 4 Takeaways from the Students Learn, Students Vote Summit

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

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December 14, 2023

How Gas Plants Fail and Lead to Power Outages in Extreme Winter Weather

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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December 13, 2023

The UN Nuclear Ban Treaty is Leading Resistance to Nuclear Autocracy

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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December 12, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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December 11, 2023

Offshore Wind Will Add Power When New England Needs It Most

Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst

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December 10, 2023

The Intergenerational Fight for Climate Justice at COP 28

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

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December 10, 2023

Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

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

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December 9, 2023

Fossil Fuel Disinformation Threats Aim to Hinder Meaningful Action at COP28

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

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December 5, 2023

Overcoming Unprecedented Oil and Gas Industry Influence at UN Climate Talks

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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December 4, 2023

We Need an Agreement to Phase out Fossil Fuels at COP28

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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December 4, 2023

For Black STEM PhDs, the “D” Also Means Debt

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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December 1, 2023

Loss and Damage Fund Launched at COP28 with Paltry Pledge from US

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 30, 2023

If the US Meets Its Climate Goals, We Can Save Money and Lives

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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November 30, 2023

Focusing on Science, Justice, and Systemic Solutions at COP28

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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November 29, 2023

2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season—a Wrap (Maybe)

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

President Biden vetoes S.J. Res. 11 in June, 2023.

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November 28, 2023

Biden Administration Faces Stark Choice on Its Biggest Climate Policy

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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November 28, 2023

Federal Grants: Duct Tape or Catalyst for Environmental and Climate Justice?

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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November 27, 2023

Michigan Policymakers Must Keep Working Toward an Equitable Clean Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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November 27, 2023

What is the Department of Transportation’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure, and Why Does it Matter?

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

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November 27, 2023

Why Do Baby Carrots Drink So Much Water?

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Wild rice harvest on Mud Lake, Minnesota

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November 27, 2023

Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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