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June 26, 2025

We Need Sound Policy Informed by Science. The Trump Administration Is Undermining it.

With a name like “gold standard science,” you might expect the Trump administration’s guidelines on federal science to be awesome. They’re not.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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June 26, 2025

Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 6, 2023

How Do Californians Perceive Climate Risks to Their Household Water Supplies?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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April 6, 2023

California y la lucha de sus comunidades entre sequías e inundaciones

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 6, 2023

Gas Generators Get Caught with their Plants Down

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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April 6, 2023

Why Would North Korea Conduct Another Nuclear Test?

Sulgiye Park
Senior Scientist

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April 5, 2023

Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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April 5, 2023

El sediento futuro de California: Qué es el déficit de presión de vapor y que significa para la sequía

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 5, 2023

California’s Thirsty Future: The Role of Vapor Pressure Deficit in Our Changing Climate and Drought

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 4, 2023

What Should the 2023 Food and Farm Bill Include—and How Do We Make It Happen?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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April 3, 2023

What Is Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) and What Is Its Connection to Wildfires?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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April 3, 2023

Without Sufficient Guardrails, the Hydrogen Tax Credit Could Increase Emissions

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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April 3, 2023

Illinois Has No Time to Waste in Building Its Carbon-Free Electricity Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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April 3, 2023

Drought, Floods, and the Future of California’s Water Challenges

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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March 30, 2023

Sustainable Groundwater Management Is a David and Goliath Story

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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March 30, 2023

Lawmakers Cherry-pick Outdated EPA Data in Effort to Undermine Environmental Justice Grant Programs

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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March 30, 2023

What Will It Take for California to Build a New Regional Grid Operator?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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March 30, 2023

¿Todavía es posible limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5°C? Esto es lo que dicen los datos científicos más recientes

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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March 30, 2023

Putin Plans to Station Russian Nukes in Belarus: What Does This Change?

Jennifer Knox
Policy & Research Analyst

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March 29, 2023

What International Climate Justice Means for Sri Lanka

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2023

Politicians Are Still Using the Disinformation Playbook and It Makes Me Mad

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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March 29, 2023

These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2023

Why Do We Need EV Battery Recycling Policy?

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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March 28, 2023

Repurposing Cropland in California: A Solution for Everyone?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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March 28, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act Is a Win for Sustainable Nutrition Science

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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USDA

March 28, 2023

Why Soil Health Is So Important to the Agriculture Resilience Act

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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