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March 31, 2026

One Year in, the Anti-Science Agenda of the Trump Administration Is Evident

The White House’s actions tell a story of a planned and intentional attack on our federal scientific infrastructure, causing real harm to people and the planet today and endangering all of us in the longer term.

Jules Barbati-Dajches
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March 31, 2026

Here’s How Environmental Leadership Protects Californians from Price Spikes and Greedy Polluters

Daniel Barad
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March 26, 2026

Big Oil Borrowing from Gun Industry’s Playbook: Blanket Immunity to Protect Profits

Laura Peterson
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Finally, Something Everyone Agrees On: Data Centers Should Cover Their Own Costs

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Will Politics Put More People’s Health at Risk from Radiation Exposure?

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Lessons Learned from 18 Years of Arguing About Indirect Land Use Change

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WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability

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November 4, 2025

We’re on Track to Overshoot 1.5°C of Global Warming: Why Does That Matter?

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UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

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President Trump Is Using Lies to Attack Trans Kids and Endanger Their Health: Here Are the Facts

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China Has the Most to Gain from New Nuclear Tests

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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

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October 29, 2025

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

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October 29, 2025

A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture

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October 29, 2025

COP30 Is Not Just about Climate

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October 29, 2025

 What Authoritarian Regimes Do 

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October 28, 2025

Combating Climate Disinformation: Three Hopeful Signs as We Head into COP30

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October 28, 2025

Brazil Hosts COP30 Climate Talks, with the World in Danger of Breaching 1.5°C

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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

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Hurricane Melissa Is a Monster Climate Change-Fueled Hurricane: Here’s What to Know

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Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters

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October 27, 2025

The NEPA Rollback Is a Direct Assault On Democracy, Here’s What You Need to Know

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Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

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How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

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October 23, 2025

Crisis Chocantes: El calor extremo y la crisis de vivienda asequible en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes

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October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

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