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October 23, 2025

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

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October 23, 2025

Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding

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October 22, 2025

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“Code Red” for Climate Means Reducing US Oil and Gas Production

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China’s New Missile Silos: How Should the United States Respond?

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October 4, 2021

Five Things Everyone Should Know About the Nuclear Posture Review

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October 1, 2021

Reconciliation and the Climate Crisis: Failure Is Not an Option

Erika Spanger
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October 1, 2021

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October 1, 2021

We Must Fight Restrictions on Voting Rights

Michael Latner
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September 30, 2021

A Functioning Democracy Focuses on Funding Priorities, Not Whether to Defund the Government

Andrew Rosenberg
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September 28, 2021

Scientists: Make Your Voices Heard on National Voter Registration Day

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September 24, 2021

Congress Must Provide a Lifeline to Energy Workers and Communities in the $3.5-Trillion Build Back Better Package

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September 23, 2021

Congress and Reconciliation: Why This New Clean Energy Program Matters

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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September 23, 2021

As Extreme Heat Challenges Our Outdoor Workers, White House Announcement Will Save Lives

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September 22, 2021

Extreme Heat Is a Killer. A New Federal Initiative Prioritizes Worker Health and Safety.

Kathleen Rest
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September 21, 2021

How to Apply for a Federal Job: A Toolkit for Scientists

Jacob Carter
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September 20, 2021

Three Reasons the House Reconciliation Bill Is Good News for Flood Resilience and Communities

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API Jams on the Brakes As Momentum For Methane Action Grows

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Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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September 16, 2021

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Akash Singh
Western States Policy Advocate

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Sarah Reinhardt
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Ask a Scientist: Tyson’s Near Monopoly is Bad for Workers, Farmers and Communities

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