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August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

It’s getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US. This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US.

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August 7, 2025

What We’re Watching: Wildfire Smoke and Trump Administration Mirrors

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Don Anair
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July 2, 2012

Tell Pfizer’s Board to Break with Heartland

Kevin Knobloch
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June 29, 2012

The Future Health of Scientific Integrity is at Stake in New FDA Law

Celia Wexler
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June 29, 2012

A Good Week for Clean Cars – Unless You Are in the House of Representatives

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

June 29, 2012

UCS-AAAS Workshop on Nuclear Stockpile Management

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

June 28, 2012

Beware: Wildfire Smoke Can Be Like Smoking a Couple of Packs of Cigarettes over a Few Hours

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

June 28, 2012

Timing the NRC’s 100-Yard Dash with a Calendar

Dave Lochbaum
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June 26, 2012

The Impact of Title IX Beyond Women and Sports

Michael Halpern
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June 26, 2012

Fission Stories #98: Fires at Browns Ferry: Get Your Fiddles Ready

Dave Lochbaum
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June 25, 2012

Science, a Cartoon Contest, and a Top Ten List

Michael Halpern
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June 25, 2012

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Stephen Young
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June 23, 2012

Shenzhou 9 Mission Update

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 22, 2012

Rio+20: Stopping Short of the Summit

Calen May-Tobin
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June 21, 2012

Rio+20: Where’s the Science?

Calen May-Tobin
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June 21, 2012

Shareholder Resolutions and Nuclear Power Safety

Bettina Fest
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June 20, 2012

The Top Ten International Negotiation Terms for [In]action

Calen May-Tobin
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June 20, 2012

DEJA-vu: Another Oil-Backed Attack on Public Health

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

June 20, 2012

Rio+20: What Does It Mean for Climate Change and Renewable Energy?

Rachel Cleetus
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June 20, 2012

UCS Comments on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel from Pools to Dry Casks

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 19, 2012

The Storm Before the Storm: A Day of Rest (?) at Rio+20

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 19, 2012

Negotiation Nostalgia: How Diplomats Negotiate International Agreements

Doug Boucher
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June 19, 2012

Rio+20 Week 2: Reflecting on the Past and Moving Ahead(?)

Calen May-Tobin
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June 19, 2012

Fission Stories #97: His Left Foot

Dave Lochbaum
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June 18, 2012

We Found Independent Experts—the FDA Can Too

Michael Halpern
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June 18, 2012

Rio+20: Too Little, Too Late?

Alden Meyer
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