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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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August 24, 2022

Rare and Severe Weather Events Are Now More Common Thanks to Climate Change

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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August 23, 2022

Look What Can Happen When Congress Enacts Science-Based Policy

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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August 22, 2022

Can California Stop Selling Polluting Cars by 2035? Yes It Can.

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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August 22, 2022

Four Months into Danger Season, Here’s the Tally of Extreme Heat, Floods, Fire Weather Events

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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August 19, 2022

Will the Biden Administration’s Chemical Disaster Rule Finally Make Communities Safer?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 17, 2022

Removing Barriers to Energy Storage is Key to a Clean Energy Future

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

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August 16, 2022

Russia’s Suspension of Nuclear Weapons Inspections Is Latest Blow to Arms Control

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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August 16, 2022

Recent Rains Highlight Additional Risks of Escalating Wildfires

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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August 15, 2022

Claves de la nueva ley sobre el clima y la energía de Massachusetts y lo que queda por hacer

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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August 15, 2022

What Are Multiform Floods? One More Thing to Worry about with Climate Change.

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

Derrick Z. Jackson

August 11, 2022

A Visit to a Remote Maine Island Finds Puffins and Terns are Having a Good Year Despite Climate Change

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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August 10, 2022

Ask a Scientist: ‘Danger Season’ Summers Disproportionately Harm Disadvantaged Communities

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 10, 2022

A Bright Moment of Hope with Historic US Climate Bill

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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August 10, 2022

The US Geological Survey’s Updated Scientific Integrity Policy Strives to Combat Harassment and Promote Equity

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 8, 2022

American Chemistry Council Uses Disinformation to Target PFAS Safeguards

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 8, 2022

Protecting Democracy in Taiwan

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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August 4, 2022

Baby Steps Toward Curbing Pollution from Forever Chemicals

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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August 3, 2022

Monkeypox Response Must be Science-Based and Combat Stigma, Racism, and Misinformation

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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August 2, 2022

Even at a 40-percent Electric Fleet, USPS is Missing the Mailbox

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 2, 2022

Why I Have Renewed Hope for Climate Action on Farms

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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August 2, 2022

Congress Considers First-Ever Purchase Incentive for Commercial EVs

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 1, 2022

What Are States Planning To Do With Federal EV Charging Funds?

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 1, 2022

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Electric Vehicles

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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July 29, 2022

Why is Congress’s Climate Breakthrough Such a Big Deal? Because Without It, We’d Be Irreparably Off Course.

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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