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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

UCS Science Network

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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April 24, 2023

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

Sophia Marjanovic
Former Staff

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April 24, 2023

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

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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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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April 19, 2023

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

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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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

NOAA

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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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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