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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Wildfires can fundamentally change how water moves through a landscape, leading to changes in both the availability and quality of water.

Carly Phillips
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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
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June 20, 2023

The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

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Former Contributor

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June 15, 2023

We Must Do Right by Farmworkers, Slaughterhouse Workers, and Food Service Employees

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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June 15, 2023

It’s Danger Season and Workers Need Heat Safety Protections Now—UPS Knows It

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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June 14, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Top Takeaways from the New EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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June 13, 2023

A Year After the Deadly Pakistan Floods Began, Hard Lessons About Climate Loss and Damage

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 13, 2023

Did You Know That Soil Health Affects Human Health?

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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June 12, 2023

Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 9, 2023

The US Supreme Court Upholds the Voting Rights Act, and Election Science, For Now

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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June 7, 2023

Worsening Risks of Climate Change Expose the Need for—and Hard Limits of—Property Insurance

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 6, 2023

Bridge to Troubled Waters: US Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections

Derrick Z. Jackson
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National Park Service

June 6, 2023

Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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June 6, 2023

Replacing California’s Oldest and Dirtiest Cars Will Save Money and Lives

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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June 5, 2023

California Agriculture Could Use an Ancient History Lesson

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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June 5, 2023

Lecciones de historia antigua podrían ayudar la agricultura de California

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Senior Climate Scientist

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June 2, 2023

OMB Proposes Science-Based Guidance for Modernizing Regulatory Review

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 1, 2023

This Pride, How are LGBTQ+ Scientists Faring?

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

NOAA

May 31, 2023

Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly—and More

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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May 31, 2023

EPA: Don’t Delay Strong Rules to Help Prevent Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

John Rogers

May 30, 2023

Three Reasons Why Spring is a Great Time for Renewable Energy

John Rogers
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May 30, 2023

Long-Duration Energy Storage is Key to Cleaning up the Power Grid

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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May 25, 2023

Biomethane Threatens to Upend the Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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May 25, 2023

California Legislature Could Make Overdue Changes to Water Rights if These Three Bills Pass

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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May 23, 2023

Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 23, 2023

Good News from Midcontinent Grid Operator—But We Still Need Market Reform

Guillermo Pereira
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