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

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

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Using Science for Equitable Policies: A framework for climate scientists

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Undercutting Climate Goals, Biden Administration Greenlights Oil Drilling in Alaska

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June 21, 2021

Keystone Cancellation Is a Hard-Won Victory for a Social Movement That Must Keep Pushing for More

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June 17, 2021

Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday, But Justice is Delayed (Again) for Black Farmers

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June 16, 2021

The Save Our Future Act Offers Blueprint for Supporting Coal Workers and Communities

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June 16, 2021

Everyone Involved with Renewable Energy is Looking at FERC for Reforms

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Why did the FDA Ignore the Science When Approving New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

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Science Activism After Trump

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Public Comment: EPA Must Consider Climate Change When Reforming Chemical Disaster Rule

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Why Should We Care About MISO’s Long Range Transmission Planning?

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June 14, 2021

Can the US Survive California’s Drought?

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When It Comes to Nuclear Power, “Advanced” Isn’t Always Better

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June 14, 2021

To Understand Energy Storage, You Must Understand ELCC

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June 11, 2021

New Legislation Addresses Legacies of Pollution in Environmental Justice Communities

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June 9, 2021

At G-7 Summit, World Leaders Must Commit to Increasing Climate Finance for Developing Countries

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Ask a Scientist: As Predicted, Electric Vehicles Are Getting Cleaner

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The 2021 Hurricane Season in Puerto Rico Catches the Population Unprepared

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4 Things to Know as the 2021 Summer Season Heats Up

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In Armourdale, Kansas, CleanAirNow Envisions a More Equitable and Just Future

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Scientists Cannot Sit Comfortably Around Police Violence. We Have a Role in Helping End this Epidemic.

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En Armourdale, Kansas, CleanAirNow imagina un futuro más equitativo y justo

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June 7, 2021

Plug In or Gas Up? Why Driving on Electricity is Better than Gasoline

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Is Another Brutal Heat and Wildfire Season in Store for US West? Here’s What We Know

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