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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

It looks like the White House may be setting the stage to roll out another attack on the electoral system.

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 29, 2025

A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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October 29, 2025

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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June 7, 2021

Is Another Brutal Heat and Wildfire Season in Store for US West? Here’s What We Know

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 3, 2021

Top Political Scientists Release Dire Warning: Our Entire Democracy Is at Risk

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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June 3, 2021

What the World Can Learn about Climate Change from Degenerative Diseases Like ALS

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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June 3, 2021

Tyranny of the Minority? — The Filibuster: Democracy at Risk

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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June 3, 2021

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Must Be Made Law

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June 1, 2021

The 2021 Hurricane Season Begins: Six Major Risks We’re Watching

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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June 1, 2021

The Myth of Diversity and Inclusion in Science

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May 28, 2021

For Nutrition Security, USDA Must Support Sustainable Food Systems

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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May 25, 2021

There’s No Compromising on Science When it Comes to Protecting Water Quality in the Nation’s Rivers and Streams

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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May 25, 2021

What Does My State Treasurer Have to Do with Climate Change?

Ortal Ullman
Former Staff

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May 25, 2021

ExxonMobil Shareholders Must Vote for New Leadership—Here’s Why

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 25, 2021

Biden Administration is Building Back Science and Equity to Title X Health Program

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Adam Markham

May 24, 2021

Climate Change Threatens Africa’s Cultural Heritage

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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May 24, 2021

Congress is Playing a Loser’s Game on China, and Biden is Going Along

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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May 24, 2021

Climate Denialism Has No Place at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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May 18, 2021

When Slowing Global Warming Means Cutting Down Trees: Hard Choices in the Climate Crisis

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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May 18, 2021

New UCS Research: Utilities’ Uneconomic Coal Use Is Being Called Out in 25 States

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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May 18, 2021

Ford’s Electric F-150 Announcement and Four Important EV Questions

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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May 17, 2021

EPA Says More Diverse Advisory Committees Will Mean More Equitable Decisions

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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May 17, 2021

Four Things to Know—and a Word of Caution—about EPA’s Climate Change Indicators Website Reboot

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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May 14, 2021

How to Stop the Dismantling of Democracy

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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May 14, 2021

CA’s Clean Miles Standard Can Benefit Environment, Ridehailing Drivers- If Companies Step Up

Elizabeth Irvin
Former Contributor

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May 13, 2021

CES 101: How a National Clean Energy Standard Can Advance Climate Action

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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May 13, 2021

Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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