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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

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

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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Kathy Mulvey

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Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

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May 26, 2022

A Year After the Shell Ruling: Big Victories and Next Steps for Climate Litigation

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

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May 23, 2022

Can You Plug an Electric Car into a Regular Outlet? And Other Charging Questions Answered

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Leon Kunstenaar

May 23, 2022

Big Oil Investors Put to the Test at Annual Shareholder Meetings

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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UCS

May 19, 2022

Consumers Tell Tyson Foods to Keep Its Sustainability Promise

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Wikimedia Commons

May 19, 2022

Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

Ken Lund

May 19, 2022

Minnesota Lawmakers Could Go Big on Clean Energy, or Go Small

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

NREL

May 18, 2022

Why We Can Send A Rover To Mars, But We Can’t Send An Electron From New York to California

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 18, 2022

A Daughter’s Story: White Supremacy and the Poor People’s Campaign

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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May 18, 2022

Biden Should Reset US Nuclear Weapons Policy in East Asia

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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May 17, 2022

Solutions to Climate Change-Fueled Droughts in the Western US

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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May 16, 2022

Soluciones a las sequías agravadas por el cambio climático

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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May 16, 2022

Don’t Sacrifice Civil Rights to Assuage Fears about China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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May 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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US Department of Agriculture

May 10, 2022

As Climate and Nutrition Crises Collide, We Need a New Research Agenda

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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May 10, 2022

What I Told Congress: To Protect the Nation’s Health, We Need Strong Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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Dennis Schroeder/NREL/Flickr

May 10, 2022

Un futuro con energía 100% renovable es posible, y lo necesitamos

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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May 9, 2022

How Far Have Agencies Come Toward More-Inclusive Science Advice?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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May 4, 2022

What the War in Ukraine Can Teach the US Government about Competition with China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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May 3, 2022

The Science is Clear: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Hurt Reproductive Health

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Gray Brechin

April 29, 2022

The New Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile is a Poor Choice for East Asia

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer

April 28, 2022

A Big Week for Clean Energy in Michigan

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Sara Faraj

April 27, 2022

Michigan Can Transition to 100-Percent Renewable Energy by 2035, Save Lives, and Create Jobs

Guest Commentary

Sara Faraj

April 27, 2022

Michigan puede hacer la transición al 100% de energía renovable para 2035, salvar vidas y crear empleos

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