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July 22, 2025

“Hydroclimate Whiplash”: How Extreme Rainfall and Drought Are Linked

The same atmospheric conditions that cause droughts can also produce extreme rainfall. Marc Alessi explains the whiplash.

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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July 22, 2025

What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Farm Bill?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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July 21, 2025

Six Months in, UCS Is in the Fight for the Long Haul

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August 31, 2021

Historic Black Community Put at Risk by Truck Bridge

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August 29, 2021

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

Jonna Hamilton
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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
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August 27, 2021

A Transformative Climate Action Framework for Transportation

Jeremy Martin
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
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August 25, 2021

Worker Protections Are Needed Amid Climate Crisis

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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
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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
Former Contributor

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August 19, 2021

5 Questions to Ask About the CEPP, A Powerful Tool For Clean Energy

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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August 18, 2021

Zero-emission Transportation Must Be Included in Congressional Priorities

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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August 17, 2021

With Census Data Now Available, You Can Help Protect Democracy: Here’s How

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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August 17, 2021

Electric Vehicles are the Future – Yes, Even in Your Neck of the Woods

Katherine Catalano
Former Contributor

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August 17, 2021

Ask a Scientist: How Can We Cool Off Urban Heat Islands and Protect the Most Vulnerable?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 17, 2021

Accurately and Appropriately Accounting for Risk: Why Steven Koonin and George Will Are Unsettling

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August 13, 2021

More Heat This Weekend–More Inequities of Keeping Cool

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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August 13, 2021

Four Lessons from a Scientist Working to Inform Climate Litigation

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

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August 13, 2021

Safariland Promised to Stop Making Chemical Weapons—But Has It?

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