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July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Continued attacks on NOAA’s ability to conduct science will make it increasingly difficult to reduce the size of the Gulf dead zone.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Carly Phillips
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July 28, 2021

EPA Can’t Let “Off-Cycle” Credits Become an Off-Ramp for Automakers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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July 27, 2021

Zero Emissions Zones: A Tool to Target Benefits of Vehicle Electrification to Communities that Need it Most

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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July 27, 2021

The Number of Active Satellites in Space Skyrockets . . . Literally

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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July 26, 2021

Strong Scientific Integrity Policies Can Protect the Nation’s Most Disenfranchised Communities

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 26, 2021

Protecting Our Families’ Health, Protecting Our Future: The LUCIR study

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July 23, 2021

Re-examining My Personal Biases: Clinical Work and Research with Justice-Involved Individuals

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July 22, 2021

A Framework for a People-Centered Clean Energy Transition

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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July 22, 2021

Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

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July 22, 2021

Confronting the Consequences of an Extractive Economy

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July 22, 2021

To Transform the Electricity System, We Must Transform Electricity Governance

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July 21, 2021

On Japan and Nuclear Weapons, Biden Still Has a Chance to Bring Home Olympic Gold

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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American Public Power Association

July 19, 2021

Unveiling the Public Health Burden of Natural Gas

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Giancarlo Casem, Air Force

July 19, 2021

How Do Hypersonic Weapons Affect US Security?

Cameron Tracy
Former Contributor

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July 16, 2021

The White House Wants Your Advice on Improving Scientific Integrity

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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July 15, 2021

The Little Chemical Agency That Could…and Should Do More to Prevent Chemical Disasters

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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South Baltimore Land Trust

July 15, 2021

Stop the Burn, Save Lives: The case for a community-led zero waste model in Baltimore

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July 13, 2021

Companies Must Disclose—and Face—Mounting Climate Risks

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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July 13, 2021

How a Powerful and Secretive White House Office Can Become a Force for Equity and Justice

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 13, 2021

We Need More Electric Vehicles, but Extending Regulatory Incentives for EVs is a Bad Idea

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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July 12, 2021

COVID-19 and Eco-Pandemic Injustice

UCS Science Network

Anthony Eyring

July 12, 2021

Just When You Assumed It Was Safe to Go Outside, the Delta Variant Strikes

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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July 12, 2021

How Do Hypersonic Weapons Work? And Your Other Questions Answered.

Cameron Tracy
Former Contributor

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July 8, 2021

We’re in a Climate Crisis. Congress Must Go Big on Climate Action Now.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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July 8, 2021

Lessons From the Failed Cape Wind Project: Renewable Energy Advocates Must Protect Indigenous Voices

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