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October 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Is a Monster Climate Change-Fueled Hurricane: Here’s What to Know

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October 28, 2025

The Enormous Opportunity Costs of the Trump Budget Bill’s Attacks on Clean Energy

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October 28, 2025

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August 4, 2021

Missing Reductions: The Unintended Consequences of Extra Regulatory Credits for the Auto Industry

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 4, 2021

Let’s Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay—Five Ways to Thwart Their Smokescreen

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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August 3, 2021

EPA Breathes New Life Into Science Advisory Committees At Pivotal Time

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August 3, 2021

How the Science Perspective Can Help Us Understand What the 2020 Census Means for Fair Representation

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July 29, 2021

Wildfire Smoke in Your Area? Six Things to Know for Staying Safe

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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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
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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

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East Asia Project Manager

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July 19, 2021

Unveiling the Public Health Burden of Natural Gas

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July 19, 2021

How Do Hypersonic Weapons Affect US Security?

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July 16, 2021

The White House Wants Your Advice on Improving Scientific Integrity

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July 15, 2021

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

Genna Reed
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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

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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
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July 13, 2021

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

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