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June 26, 2025

We Need Sound Policy Informed by Science. The Trump Administration Is Undermining it.

With a name like “gold standard science,” you might expect the Trump administration’s guidelines on federal science to be awesome. They’re not.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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June 26, 2025

Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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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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April 8, 2025

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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April 7, 2025

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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April 3, 2025

7 Things to Know About Burning Hydrogen in Gas Plants: An H2 FAQ

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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April 3, 2025

Science Silenced, Justice Denied: The Trump Administration’s Attack on NEJAC

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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April 2, 2025

A Backward March: Another Month of Attacks on Federal Science

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

FEMA

April 1, 2025

7 Takeaways from Trump’s Disaster Preparedness Executive Order and What It Means for US

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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April 1, 2025

Automakers Are Partnering with an Ohio Senator to Decrease Consumer Choice and Increase Pollution

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 1, 2025

Trump’s NIH Ditches Its Scientific Integrity Policy. That’s Bad News for Public Trust in Government Science

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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March 31, 2025

Western Energy Markets, Sabrina Carpenter, and the Grid Espresso Paradox

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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March 28, 2025

Hurricane Musk: How to Think About—and Oppose—the Obliteration of the US Scientific Infrastructure

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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March 27, 2025

Trump National Security Officials: Add NOAA to the Chat for Climate Literacy

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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March 26, 2025

Who Benefits from Dismantling EPA Science?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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March 26, 2025

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 25, 2025

My City Got Disaster Recovery Money, Now What?

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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March 25, 2025

The EPA’s Research Office Launched My Career. Now It’s in Danger.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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March 25, 2025

The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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