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May 15, 2025

Ask an Expert: How Strong is the Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud?

It’s no wonder the industry has used every procedural tactic in the book to stall these climate deception and damages claims.

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May 19, 2025

What Are Distributed Energy Resources?

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May 19, 2025

Federal Science Advisory Committees Are Being Defunded and Dismantled. Here’s a Toolkit to Help Independent Scientists Step Up

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From Research to Action: The Growing Impact of Attribution Science

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March 3, 2023

A Year into the Invasion of Ukraine, What is Happening with Nuclear Weapons?

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March 2, 2023

“Temporada de peligro” en Sudamérica: El cambio climático rompe los récords de calor en la región

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March 2, 2023

Farmland Consolidation, Not Chinese Ownership, Is the Real National Security Threat

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March 2, 2023

Will an Equity Commission Report Address Systemic Racism at the USDA?

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March 1, 2023

Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Kristie Ellickson
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March 1, 2023

Biden Must Fix New Senate Legislation on China

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East Asia Project Manager

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March 1, 2023

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

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February 27, 2023

Ohio Train Wreck Shows: EPA Needs to Strengthen Disaster Prevention Rules

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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February 27, 2023

Ethylene Oxide Adds to Toxic Burden for Memphis Residents

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February 27, 2023

Guiding Principles for EV Battery Recycling Policy

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February 23, 2023

Danger Season in South America: Climate Change Brings Unbelievable Record Heat

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February 22, 2023

How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

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February 22, 2023

Whales and Lobstermen Have a Common Enemy

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February 22, 2023

Dear Maryland: It’s Time to Drive Clean Trucks and Buses

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February 21, 2023

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

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February 21, 2023

A Better Way of Paying for a Reliable Electricity Grid

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February 20, 2023

We Can’t Control Putin—but Sensible Nuclear Weapons Policies Start at Home

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February 16, 2023

Minnesota Proves Its Readiness for Carbon-Free Electricity

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Midwest Policy Director

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February 15, 2023

One Year After Russia Invaded Ukraine: What’s Changed for Arms Control?

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

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February 15, 2023

Could 2023 Be the Year of Sustainable Nutrition Security?

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February 15, 2023

Injusticia ambiental en Puerto Rico debido a los elevados riesgos cancerígenos y mutagénicos del óxido de etileno

Juan Declet-Barreto
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February 13, 2023

Tres pasos para avanzar la acción climática en Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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February 13, 2023

Three Steps for Equitable Climate Action in Massachusetts

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