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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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January 10, 2024

Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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January 9, 2024

A War That No One Wants

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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January 9, 2024

La poca fiabilidad de las centrales eléctricas de gas: tres cosas que debes saber

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Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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January 4, 2024

After The Lights Go Out, Then What?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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January 3, 2024

COP28 Took Steps Toward Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Climate Change

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Former Staff

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January 3, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

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Research Director

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December 22, 2023

What Did the UN Climate Talks at COP28 Achieve and What’s Next?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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December 21, 2023

Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 21, 2023

Hydrogen Combustion Is a Dead-End Technology for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 19, 2023

Five Factors are Driving Offshore Wind

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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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

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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

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December 10, 2023

Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

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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

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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

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Policy Director

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December 4, 2023

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

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Former Fellow

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December 1, 2023

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

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