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New US Policy Makes Federal Science Accessible to All

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California Needs a Petroleum Phaseout Plan

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Rare and Severe Weather Events Are Now More Common Thanks to Climate Change

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Look What Can Happen When Congress Enacts Science-Based Policy

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August 22, 2022

Can California Stop Selling Polluting Cars by 2035? Yes It Can.

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Four Months into Danger Season, Here’s the Tally of Extreme Heat, Floods, Fire Weather Events

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Will the Biden Administration’s Chemical Disaster Rule Finally Make Communities Safer?

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Removing Barriers to Energy Storage is Key to a Clean Energy Future

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Russia’s Suspension of Nuclear Weapons Inspections Is Latest Blow to Arms Control

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Recent Rains Highlight Additional Risks of Escalating Wildfires

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What Are Multiform Floods? One More Thing to Worry about with Climate Change.

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A Visit to a Remote Maine Island Finds Puffins and Terns are Having a Good Year Despite Climate Change

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Ask a Scientist: ‘Danger Season’ Summers Disproportionately Harm Disadvantaged Communities

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A Bright Moment of Hope with Historic US Climate Bill

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Monkeypox Response Must be Science-Based and Combat Stigma, Racism, and Misinformation

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