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July 3, 2025

NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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June 24, 2021

DOJ’s Forensic Science Guidance is Putting the Innocent At-Risk

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June 23, 2021

Election Protection: Congress may have failed to act For the People, but they can still prevent election subversion

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June 23, 2021

Congress Must Advance Bold Power Sector Targets

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 23, 2021

DC Statehood is Our Right

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June 23, 2021

Using Science for Equitable Policies: A framework for climate scientists

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June 21, 2021

Undercutting Climate Goals, Biden Administration Greenlights Oil Drilling in Alaska

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June 21, 2021

Keystone Cancellation Is a Hard-Won Victory for a Social Movement That Must Keep Pushing for More

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June 17, 2021

Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday, But Justice is Delayed (Again) for Black Farmers

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Deputy Director

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June 16, 2021

The Save Our Future Act Offers Blueprint for Supporting Coal Workers and Communities

Jeremy Richardson
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June 16, 2021

Everyone Involved with Renewable Energy is Looking at FERC for Reforms

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June 16, 2021

Why did the FDA Ignore the Science When Approving New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

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Former Staff

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June 15, 2021

Science Activism After Trump

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June 15, 2021

Public Comment: EPA Must Consider Climate Change When Reforming Chemical Disaster Rule

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June 15, 2021

Why Should We Care About MISO’s Long Range Transmission Planning?

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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June 14, 2021

Can the US Survive California’s Drought?

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Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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June 14, 2021

When It Comes to Nuclear Power, “Advanced” Isn’t Always Better

Elliott Negin
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June 14, 2021

To Understand Energy Storage, You Must Understand ELCC

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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June 11, 2021

New Legislation Addresses Legacies of Pollution in Environmental Justice Communities

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June 9, 2021

At G-7 Summit, World Leaders Must Commit to Increasing Climate Finance for Developing Countries

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 9, 2021

Ask a Scientist: As Predicted, Electric Vehicles Are Getting Cleaner

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Former Contributor

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June 8, 2021

The 2021 Hurricane Season in Puerto Rico Catches the Population Unprepared

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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June 8, 2021

4 Things to Know as the 2021 Summer Season Heats Up

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June 8, 2021

In Armourdale, Kansas, CleanAirNow Envisions a More Equitable and Just Future

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June 8, 2021

Scientists Cannot Sit Comfortably Around Police Violence. We Have a Role in Helping End this Epidemic.

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