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

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May 19, 2025

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

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May 12, 2021

Illinois To See Significant Public Health Benefits in a 100% Carbon-Free Future

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May 11, 2021

Biden Administration Pushes for Science-Informed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

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May 11, 2021

Scientific Integrity Task Force Will Tackle Politicization in Federal Science

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May 11, 2021

Ohio Needs to Strengthen, Not Restrict Voting Rights Protections

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May 11, 2021

How Can Scientific Organizations Support Science Advocacy? 5 Ways to Get Started

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Challenging BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell to Accelerate Climate Action at their Annual Meetings

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May 10, 2021

Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Cambios para fortalecer la respuesta a los desastres climáticos y proteger poblaciones vulnerables

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May 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Can We Do to Help Displaced Coal Workers?

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Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Strengthen Territories’ Response to Climate Disasters and Protect the Most Vulnerable

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How FERC Transmission Reform Can End the Delay of a Cleaner Future

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New NOAA Data Shows Just How Abnormal Our Climate Has Become

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California Takes the Next Step Towards Ensuring Cleaner Cars and Trucks

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May 6, 2021

Scientists Must Get Involved in Democracy Reform!

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May 6, 2021

Transitioning from Coal to Clean Will Save You Money. Could Make You Money!

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May 5, 2021

Putting the Politics of COVID-19 “Under the Microscope” via Podcast

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Don’t Let Them Fool You: Disinformation Is Not an Accident.

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Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity: A Shameful Crisis within a Crisis

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A National Academy of Sciences Conversation on Rebuilding Federal Science Workforce

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A Fair Transition for Midwest Coal Counties

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April 30, 2021

Biden Has Reversed Trump’s War on Science in His First 100 Days

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April 29, 2021

Federal Government Should Embrace More Diverse and Inclusive Science Advice

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Too Many Lost: Honoring Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19 and Other Workplace Hazards

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