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May 15, 2025

Ask an Expert: How Strong is the Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud?

It’s no wonder the industry has used every procedural tactic in the book to stall these climate deception and damages claims.

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May 19, 2025

What Are Distributed Energy Resources?

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May 19, 2025

Federal Science Advisory Committees Are Being Defunded and Dismantled. Here’s a Toolkit to Help Independent Scientists Step Up

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August 12, 2021

Methane Madness: 5 Reasons Why Natural Gas Doesn’t Belong in a Clean Electricity Payment Program

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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August 12, 2021

Disempowered by Tyson—How Big Chicken Hurts Farmers, Workers, and Communities (and Why You Should Care)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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August 12, 2021

I Toured “the Best Damn Plant in the Fleet.” Two Years Later It Exploded.

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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August 9, 2021

76 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a Survivor Says Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons Still Imminent

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August 6, 2021

The Inequities of Keeping Cool in Urban Heat Islands

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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August 6, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Clean Car Proposal Shows How to Turn the Industry Around—But it Takes a Wrong Turn

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 5, 2021

5 Flags to Watch for the Day after the Olympics End: IPCC 6th Climate Assessment Report Release

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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August 5, 2021

Loved to Death? The Risks of Simplistic Campaigning for Wildlife Conservation

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August 4, 2021

Missing Reductions: The Unintended Consequences of Extra Regulatory Credits for the Auto Industry

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 4, 2021

Let’s Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay—Five Ways to Thwart Their Smokescreen

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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August 3, 2021

EPA Breathes New Life Into Science Advisory Committees At Pivotal Time

Genna Reed
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August 3, 2021

How the Science Perspective Can Help Us Understand What the 2020 Census Means for Fair Representation

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July 29, 2021

Wildfire Smoke in Your Area? Six Things to Know for Staying Safe

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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July 28, 2021

EPA Can’t Let “Off-Cycle” Credits Become an Off-Ramp for Automakers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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July 27, 2021

Zero Emissions Zones: A Tool to Target Benefits of Vehicle Electrification to Communities that Need it Most

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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July 27, 2021

The Number of Active Satellites in Space Skyrockets . . . Literally

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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July 26, 2021

Strong Scientific Integrity Policies Can Protect the Nation’s Most Disenfranchised Communities

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 26, 2021

Protecting Our Families’ Health, Protecting Our Future: The LUCIR study

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July 23, 2021

Re-examining My Personal Biases: Clinical Work and Research with Justice-Involved Individuals

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July 22, 2021

A Framework for a People-Centered Clean Energy Transition

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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July 22, 2021

Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

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July 22, 2021

Confronting the Consequences of an Extractive Economy

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July 22, 2021

To Transform the Electricity System, We Must Transform Electricity Governance

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July 21, 2021

On Japan and Nuclear Weapons, Biden Still Has a Chance to Bring Home Olympic Gold

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