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May 15, 2025

The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns

The alleged scheme involved hacking into the email accounts of staff members at UCS and several other public interest organizations.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 15, 2025

12,000 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Must Be Stopped from Dismantling FEMA

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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May 14, 2025

Seven Questions for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as He Testifies Before Congress

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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April 26, 2023

Slipping on Climate Pledges, Major Oil and Gas Companies Gain Cover from Anti-ESG Efforts

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 24, 2023

Dos plantas emisoras de óxido de etileno en Arizona impactan la salud de las comunidades

Sophia Marjanovic
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April 24, 2023

Renewables Have Pulled Ahead of Coal. What’s Next?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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April 24, 2023

US States and Communities are Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry: Six Things You Need to Know

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

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April 24, 2023

Two Arizona Ethylene Oxide-Emitting Facilities Impact Community Health

Sophia Marjanovic
Former Staff

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April 24, 2023

Using the Debt Ceiling to Advance Fossil Fuels Over Renewables is Bad Faith Bargaining

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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April 24, 2023

The United States Government Should Take Chinese International Mediation Seriously

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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April 21, 2023

It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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April 20, 2023

EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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April 20, 2023

Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 19, 2023

California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 19, 2023

Civil Society Wants Deeds, Not Words, on Nuclear Disarmament: The G7 Should Listen

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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European Space Agency

April 19, 2023

Western Grid Regionalization Is Back on the Drawing Board. Why Now?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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April 18, 2023

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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April 17, 2023

Cold War Nuclear Weapons Put St. Louis Community At Risk—in 2023

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

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April 17, 2023

Congress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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April 17, 2023

With Abortion Pill Ruling, Texas Judge Sidelines Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 13, 2023

EVs Critical Solution For Climate Crisis, But Biden Administration Stopping Short on Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 13, 2023

Ask a Scientist: The Electric Car and Power Grid’s Shared Future

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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April 13, 2023

Memo to JPMorgan Chase Shareholders: Stop Banking on Climate Chaos

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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April 12, 2023

Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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April 11, 2023

Tips for Scientists to Work Effectively with Communities

UCS Science Network

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April 11, 2023

Energy Storage Can Help People with Disabilities Through Extreme Weather Events

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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April 10, 2023

Reúso de tierras de cultivo en California: ¿una solución para todos?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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