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March 30, 2026

Heated Rivalry: Snowpack Vs. Climate Change. Guess Who Wins.

The stage is set for the possibilities of drought, water shortages, and heightened wildfire risk in the US West in coming months.

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 26, 2026

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

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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March 25, 2026

Democracy Depends on Science—So Scientists Need to Show Up for Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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Lisa Van Theemsche

Washington Representative II

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President and CEO of UCS

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March 29, 2022

Violations of Scientific Integrity Are Killing Dogs (and Cats)!

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2022

Why Are Gasoline Prices So Volatile?

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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March 28, 2022

Strategic Ambiguity

Guest Commentary

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March 26, 2022

Do Look Up

David Combs
Operations Manager

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March 25, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling on Redistricting Targets Voting Rights Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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March 25, 2022

Nearly One Million US Deaths from COVID-19: The Grim Consequences of Sidelining Science

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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March 25, 2022

China’s Ukraine Problem

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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March 24, 2022

How the War in Ukraine Could Trigger a Food Crisis

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

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March 24, 2022

Climate Change Is Turning California’s Wildfire Season into Wildfire Year

Carly Phillips
Senior Scientist

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March 23, 2022

The USDA Has a Plan to Fix Our Nutrition Crisis—But Will It Work?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Rivian Media

March 21, 2022

We Can Electrify One in Three Heavy Duty Trucks by 2030: Here’s How.

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 21, 2022

Central Valley Farmworkers: Surviving Extreme Heat While Feeding the US

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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March 18, 2022

China’s Broken Promise to Ukraine

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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March 18, 2022

Your Voice Is Needed as EPA Updates its Rule on Risk Management of Chemical Facilities

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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March 17, 2022

The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters

UCS Science Network

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March 17, 2022

The Meteoric Rise in Satellite Numbers

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

Natalie Stites Means

March 17, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Lakota Country and a Mighty Community Response

Guest Commentary

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March 16, 2022

The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Sandra Sattler
Senior Energy Modeler

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March 16, 2022

As War Rages in Ukraine, Policymakers Must Reject Fossil Fuel Industry Spin

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

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March 16, 2022

What Is the Nuclear Taboo and Is Putin About to Break It?

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

USDA

March 15, 2022

In California’s Central Valley, Drought Is a Growing Threat to Farms, Food, and People

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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March 15, 2022

Colorado is Burning. For Many Scientists, It’s Personal.

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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March 15, 2022

I’m Worried About Ukraine, but it’s Not What You Think

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

Riley County Public Works

March 14, 2022

Phasing Out Fossil Fuel With Renewables and Grid Changes

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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