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NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

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Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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Future State of Charge: How Clean Will Electric Vehicles Get?

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August 9, 2012

Will the 2012 U.S. Drought and Other Extreme Weather Events Trigger Another Global Food Crisis?

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August 9, 2012

Land Sparing, Water Saving, and the 2012 U.S. Drought

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August 8, 2012

Briefing to the NRC on Fukushima Lessons-Learned

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August 8, 2012

Coping With Drought: How to Build a More Resilient Agricultural System

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August 8, 2012

U.S. Renewable Electricity Future Is Within Reach

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August 7, 2012

Fission Stories #104: A Little Dab Will Do You, A Big Dab Will Cost You $650

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August 7, 2012

How Congress Should Celebrate National Farmers Market Week

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August 6, 2012

The Drought-Heat Tango: Why Dry Conditions Can Lead to Even Higher Temperatures

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August 4, 2012

Iran Exaggerates Missile Accuracy

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August 3, 2012

AllThingsNuclear is Moving

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August 3, 2012

Obama’s Problems with China

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August 2, 2012

Biofuels Policy Flexible Enough to Weather the 2012 U.S. Drought

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August 2, 2012

North Carolina Governor Perdue Balks on Sea Level Rise Science

Michael Halpern
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August 1, 2012

Massive Power Outage in India Highlights Energy, Water, and Climate Vulnerabilities

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August 1, 2012

Where is Sea Level Rise Most Rapid? Today Congress Heard the Answer: North America

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August 1, 2012

Documents Show Japan Repeatedly Rejected Nuclear Weapons

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Will the 2012 U.S. Drought Burst the Farmland Property Bubble?

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July 31, 2012

Resilience to Drought Can be Improved…Within Limits

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July 31, 2012

Fission Stories #103: Nuclear Time Out

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July 30, 2012

Dangerous Summer Heat on the Rise in the Midwest

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2012 U.S. Drought and Heat Expose Electricity Supply Risks

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