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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

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May 9, 2013

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

Doug Gurian-Sherman
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May 8, 2013

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

Michael Halpern
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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
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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
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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

Mike Jacobs
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May 3, 2013

Wildfire Season Has Arrived in the West

Todd Sanford
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May 3, 2013

The Nation and the Scientist

Deborah Bailin
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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
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May 2, 2013

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

Gretchen Goldman
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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
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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 & CEO 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
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April 25, 2013

Georgia, Alabama Customers Benefit from Wind by Wire

Mike Jacobs
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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

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