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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
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April 21, 2025

The Truth About Regulations

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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April 17, 2025

Dear Climate Movement: They’ve Come for Our Climate Science. We Have to Stop Them.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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April 17, 2025

These Climate Policy Rollbacks Just Made Our Financial Future a Lot Riskier

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 17, 2025

“It Starts with Censorship”: An Interview with Science Defender Lisa Schiff

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

NOAA

April 16, 2025

Hey Congress, Please Stand Up To the Trump Administration’s Attacks on NOAA

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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April 16, 2025

5 Reasons NOAA and NASA Cuts Will Be Disastrous for Everyone in the US

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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April 16, 2025

Everyone Loses When Environmental Justice Programs Are Cut

Elise Tolbert
Senior Energy Campaign Manager

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April 15, 2025

Eliminar las traducciones de alertas meteorológicas en EE UU pone en riesgo la vida de millones de personas

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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April 15, 2025

5 Ways the Chaos at HHS Could Affect Your Community’s Health

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HYUNDAI Media Center

April 14, 2025

Electric Vehicles Help Combat Climate Change, Here’s Why.

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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April 14, 2025

Losing Academic Freedom Is Too High a Price

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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April 10, 2025

Climate at Your Door: The Climate and Housing Crisis in 11 Sobering Photos

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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April 10, 2025

RFK Jr.’s Incompetence Is Costing Kids’ Lives

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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April 10, 2025

Ask a Scientist: A Hundred Days of Harm—How the Trump Administration Is Eviscerating Science and What We Can Do About It

Seth Michaels
Senior Science Policy Writer

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April 9, 2025

Zeldin Wants to “Reconsider” the EPA’s GHG Endangerment Finding. He Can’t Bury the Facts on Climate Science.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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April 9, 2025

Justice for Downwinder Communities in Washington

Elizabeth McClure
Kendall Fellow

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April 9, 2025

Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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April 9, 2025

Keeping Track: Mapping the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science and Health

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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April 8, 2025

FIRO para evitar el FOMO hídrico: cómo no desperdiciar ni una gota en operaciones de embalses en California

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

California State Senate

April 8, 2025

California’s Push to Close the EV Battery Loop

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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April 8, 2025

Neither Global Development nor Nuclear Disarmament Happen Unilaterally

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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FIRO to Avoid Water FOMO: How to Save Every Drop with Smart Reservoir Operations in California

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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Mineral Recovery Rates—the Why and How for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Policy

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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April 4, 2025

Ode to the Federal Scientist

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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