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October 27, 2025

Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters

As climate impacts intensify and political polarization deepens, maintaining a shared, science-based foundation for global decision-making is essential.

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

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October 23, 2025

How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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En EE. UU., el verano es ahora ‘la temporada de peligro.’ Entérese del porqué.

Kristy Dahl
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June 27, 2022

NATO and the Nuclear Ban Treaty: What Happens Next?

Jennifer Knox
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June 24, 2022

The Overturning of Roe V. Wade and When We Stop Governing with Facts

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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June 24, 2022

What Firefighters Can Teach Us about Preparing the Grid for Extreme Weather

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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David Danelski

June 22, 2022

The Start of the Unraveling of Cheap Gas-Fired Power

Ashtin Massie
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June 21, 2022

Channel Your Outrage about the January 6th Insurrection into Action

Sophia Marjanovic
Former Staff

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June 16, 2022

Lingering Climate Injustice in Bowling Green, KY

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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June 16, 2022

What Danger Season Looks Like in the Midwest

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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June 15, 2022

5 Powerful Facts for Global Wind Day

John Rogers
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Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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June 10, 2022

Now Mobilizing Against Gun Violence: Scientists and Public Health Professionals

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 9, 2022

The Insurrection Isn’t Over: January 6 Hearings Must Address the Threat of Future Election Violence

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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Reducing Gun Violence: What Role for the CDC?

Andrew Rosenberg
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June 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Disarm Disinformation

Elliott Negin
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June 7, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Unblock Solar Power

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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June 7, 2022

We Need Climate Resilience Legislation—Now

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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June 6, 2022

Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 6, 2022

We’re Naming Summer “Danger Season” in the US. Here’s Why.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 3, 2022

Blinken’s Big China Speech: The Good, The Bad, and the Wrong

Gregory Kulacki
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June 2, 2022

Corporate Climate Disclosure Rule Could Make the World a Little Less Dangerous

Laura Peterson
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June 1, 2022

EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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May 31, 2022

Un año récord para la energía solar: las 5 claves

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

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May 31, 2022

Our Overdependence on Methane Gas is Costly: We Need Policymakers to Pass Clean Energy Legislation Now

Ashtin Massie
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