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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

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

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Rachel Cleetus

November 7, 2022

As COP27 Climate Talks in Egypt Begin, Can We Get Off the ‘Highway to Climate Hell’?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 5, 2022

What Is the Story about Greenland and Climate Change?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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November 4, 2022

Disinformation: A Racist Tactic, from Slave Revolts to Elections

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November 3, 2022

New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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November 3, 2022

These 5 Communities’ Resilience Helped Them Withstand Danger Season 2022

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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October 31, 2022

Cultural Heritage Loss and Damage Goes Ignored. This Needs to Change at COP27.

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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October 31, 2022

How Election Science (and Halloween Costumes) Can Protect Democracy

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 31, 2022

For Millions of Families, Electricity Disconnects Are a Matter of Life and Death

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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October 28, 2022

Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

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October 27, 2022

The Failures of Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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October 27, 2022

Biden Declares Cold War on China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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October 27, 2022

Latest UN, IEA, WMO Climate Reports Show Global Emissions Dangerously High, Emergency Action Required

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 26, 2022

How’s EPA Doing on Air Pollution Science?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 26, 2022

Dr. Shaina Sadai Talks About COP27, Climate Justice, Sea Level Rise, and Corporate Accountability

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

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October 26, 2022

A New Study Confirms: Structural Racism in STEM Programs Needs Fixing

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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October 26, 2022

The Paradox of Persistence: Q&A with Global Climate Advocate and Author Julian Aguon

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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October 25, 2022

Two Years Since George Floyd’s Killing: What Have Scientific Societies Done?

Fernando Tormos-Aponte
Former Staff

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October 24, 2022

Election Science on Trial: Will the US Supreme Court Further Undermine the Voting Rights Act?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 24, 2022

Budgets Reflect Our Priorities

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

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October 21, 2022

California Needs to Focus on Electrifying Big Rigs

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 20, 2022

Academic Institutions Have a Strong Role to Play in Disaster Response

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October 19, 2022

Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Here’s How.

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

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October 19, 2022

How Are Solar Panels Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

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October 19, 2022

Mining Raw Materials for Solar Panels: Problems and Solutions

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

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