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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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Melissa Kaplan

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Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

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October 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: What’s Up With the Attack on ESG Investing?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 12, 2022

5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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October 11, 2022

How a Fertilizer Shortage Could Drive Food Prices Even Higher

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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October 7, 2022

Battery State of Health – What is It? Why is It Important?

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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October 6, 2022

What is Ethylene Oxide? Answers to Your Questions about the Cancer-Causing Chemical

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 6, 2022

California’s Proposition 30 Would Put the Transition to Clean Transportation in the Fast Lane

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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October 6, 2022

The Supreme Court Has Unleashed a New Tool to Hamstring Federal Agencies. Congress Must Act.

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October 4, 2022

How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

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October 3, 2022

Progress Continues for US Residential Solar: Reviewing the Latest Numbers

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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September 30, 2022

Putin’s Nuclear Threats and the Commitment Trap

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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September 29, 2022

Strengthening EPA’s Rule to Prevent Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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September 28, 2022

Puerto Ricans: We Won’t Become Resilient Until We Have an Equitable and Just Recovery

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 28, 2022

EPA’s Chemical Safety Rule Tests the Biden Administration’s Commitment to Environmental Justice

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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September 26, 2022

Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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September 26, 2022

Is It Possible to Phase Out Petroleum and Transform our Transportation System?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

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September 23, 2022

How Should the US Respond if Russia Goes Nuclear?

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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September 23, 2022

Illinois Utilities Ameren and ComEd Plan for the Grid of the Future

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

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September 22, 2022

Hurricane Fiona Spells Misery for Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria’s Unheeded Lessons

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 22, 2022

Why Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Still Resonates Today

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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September 22, 2022

Democracy Under Attack: Confronting Mounting Threats to US Election Workers

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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September 21, 2022

Changes to California’s Resource Adequacy Program Will Have Huge Consequences for the Power Grid

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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September 21, 2022

It’s (Past) Time for Rich Countries Like the US to Pay Up for Climate Loss and Damage

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 21, 2022

The Air We Breathe: Uncovering the Invisible Threat to Tackle COVID-19

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