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October 23, 2025

How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

The US government’s insufficient action on climate resilience is putting people’s health and well-being in jeopardy.

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 23, 2025

Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

Kevin X. Shen
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October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

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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Lawmakers Cherry-pick Outdated EPA Data in Effort to Undermine Environmental Justice Grant Programs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
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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
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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
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March 28, 2023

Why Soil Health Is So Important to the Agriculture Resilience Act

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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March 28, 2023

Xcel Energy Sets Big Vision for EV Charging in Minnesota

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 27, 2023

La agricultura de California tiene un desempeño económico sobresaliente, pero ¿a qué costo?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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March 27, 2023

The UN Loss and Damage Fund Transitional Committee Must Deliver for Climate Vulnerable Countries

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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March 27, 2023

Lessons Learned from the Philadelphia Refinery Closure

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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March 24, 2023

Rising Seas, Rising Stakes: The Case for an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

350.org

March 24, 2023

Can International Law Save the Planet from Climate Change?

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

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March 24, 2023

Why Nuclear Justice for the Marshall Islands is the Biggest US-China Issue You’ve Never Heard Of

Lilly Adams
Senior Outreach Coordinator

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March 23, 2023

Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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March 20, 2023

Today’s Electric Vehicles Can Greatly Reduce Emissions From Driving

David Reichmuth
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