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June 5, 2025

Fool’s Gold: The Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Is a Bad-Faith Attack on Science

The danger here is that this executive order creates pathways for science to be influenced for political and financial gain.

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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June 5, 2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting During Danger Season

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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June 4, 2025

Court Affirms Legal Responsibility of Polluters in Climate Case

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February 11, 2021

The Top Ten US Questions about China in the Year of the Ox

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February 11, 2021

Black History Is American History

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February 11, 2021

BP and Shell Must Leave the American Petroleum Institute: Here’s Why

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

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February 11, 2021

This Valentine’s Day is Time To Ask If Your Utility Has a Commitment Problem

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February 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Electric Vehicles are the Cleanest Option Today

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February 9, 2021

Forging Equitable Scientist-Community Partnerships for Citizen Science Projects

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February 9, 2021

Has Consumers Energy Found a Loophole in its Clean Energy Pledge?

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February 4, 2021

We Need to Put an End to Selling Utility Customer Debt

Joseph Daniel
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February 4, 2021

The Scientific Integrity Act’s Reintroduction

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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February 4, 2021

Roundup: As COVID-19 Situation Worsens, Election Results Offer Hope

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February 4, 2021

California Energy: One Grid Under Too Many Assumptions

Adenike Adeyeye
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February 2, 2021

Questions for a Once-and-Future Agriculture Secretary

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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January 30, 2021

Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?

Taryn MacKinney
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January 30, 2021

Hundreds of Scientists Lost at the EPA During Past Four Years

Jacob Carter
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January 29, 2021

Scientific Integrity, Climate Action and Environmental Justice, Oh My! Science Activists Be Proud!

Andrew Rosenberg
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January 29, 2021

Press Releases Alone Aren’t Going to Clean Up Cars and Trucks

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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January 28, 2021

I Got a COVID-19 Vaccine Early. That Shouldn’t Have Happened.

Rebecca Boehm
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January 28, 2021

Outgoing Administration Gave Thumbs Up to Migratory Bird Massacre. It’s Time to Reverse the Damage.

Jacob Carter
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January 28, 2021

Using GIS to Center Equity for Clean Transportation Investments in Massachusetts: The MassROUTES Screening Tool

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January 27, 2021

A New Day for Science: President Biden’s Big Plan for Scientific Integrity And What Comes Next

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President of UCS

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January 27, 2021

What to Look for on Clean Energy During Midwest 2021 State of the State Addresses

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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January 27, 2021

Stopping Climate Change Is Not Enough

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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January 26, 2021

Biden Moves to Protect the Scientific Integrity of the Census

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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January 26, 2021

Why a National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders is Not Enough

Lilly Adams
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