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April 21, 2025

Why Congress Must Block a Liability Waiver for the Fossil Fuel Industry

No US Senator or Representative should vote to shield this industry from facing consequences for its deception and the massive resulting harm.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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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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September 15, 2021

Newsom Wins. Now He Must Move Fast on Climate.

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

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September 14, 2021

Illinois Secures a Major Climate and Equity Victory

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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September 13, 2021

Will the Biden Administration Take Down America’s Meat Cartel?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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September 8, 2021

China Joins the New Nuclear Arms Race with Hundreds of New Missile Silos

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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September 7, 2021

Hurricane Ida Leaves Chemical Facilities and Surrounding Communities Without Power

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

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September 3, 2021

Unions Empower Workers to Protect Themselves from Heat Stress

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September 2, 2021

Science Carries Weight in Decision-Making. Be Heard.

UCS Science Network

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September 2, 2021

Hurricane Ida Shows Why We Urgently Need Bold, Just and Equitable Climate Action

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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September 1, 2021

3 Tips for Getting Started in Science Advocacy as an Early Career Scientist

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

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August 31, 2021

Historic Black Community Put at Risk by Truck Bridge

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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August 29, 2021

What Does Climate Action Have to Do with Budget Reconciliation? In 2021, Everything.

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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August 27, 2021

Hurricane and COVID-19 Set to Collide on the Gulf Coast. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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August 27, 2021

A Transformative Climate Action Framework for Transportation

Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy

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August 27, 2021

Extreme Heat Hits Clean Energy Workers Hard–How Can the Industry Keep Them Safe?

Adenike Adeyeye
Former Contributor

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August 25, 2021

Worker Protections Are Needed Amid Climate Crisis

Guest Commentary

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August 25, 2021

Is Tyson Foods’ Vaccination Push Too Little, Too Late?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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August 25, 2021

Can Science Help Save the Voting Rights Act?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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August 24, 2021

Extreme Heat is a Threat to Midwestern Outdoor Workers

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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August 23, 2021

Political Jeopardy! Disinformation Campaigns for $400

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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August 20, 2021

New UCS Climate Analysis Too Hot to Work Shows Mounting Risks to Outdoor Workers from Heat Extremes

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

USDA

August 20, 2021

Too Hot to Work: New Map Tools and 433 Congressional District Fact Sheets Show What’s at Stake for Outdoor Workers

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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August 20, 2021

New USDA Nutrition Research Leads to Historic Increase in SNAP Benefits

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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August 20, 2021

Roundup: A Mixed Picture for Both COVID-19 and Scientific Integrity in General

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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August 19, 2021

Louisiana Policymakers: To Solve the Dead Zone, Climate Change, and COVID-19, Embrace Equitable, Science-Based Policies Now

Rebecca Boehm
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