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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
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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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October 29, 2020

ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Chevron Climate Pledges and Actions Fall Short

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October 29, 2020

It’s Time For Transparency in the Electric Grid

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October 28, 2020

A New and Direct Assault on Federal Scientists: an Executive Order Designed to Politicize Public Service

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October 26, 2020

Five Facts about Energy Storage that Every Californian Should Know

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October 26, 2020

During Pandemic, It’s All Tricks and No Treats for Mars Wrigley Workers

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October 26, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Voter Suppression 101: An Introduction to a Stain on US Democracy

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October 24, 2020

A Historic Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Set to Become International Law: Here’s What That Means

Jennifer Knox
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October 23, 2020

Herding People to Slaughter: The Dangerous Fringe Theory behind the Great Barrington Declaration and Push toward Herd Immunity

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October 23, 2020

Who Do You Trust?: Mobilization, Polarization and the Erosion of Public Expertise

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October 22, 2020

ExxonMobil Claims Shift on Climate But Continues to Fund Climate Science Deniers

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October 22, 2020

Earthquakes and the H.B. Robinson Plant: A Case Study of the NRC’s Failure to Learn from the Fukushima Accident

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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October 21, 2020

Supreme Court Allows Census to Be Cut Short—and Considers Defying 150 Years of Precedent

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October 19, 2020

What to Expect at FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

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October 19, 2020

Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: Recommendations for Federal Agencies in the Next Presidential Term

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October 19, 2020

The Postal Service is Under Attack. Our Research Shows Who This Hurts Most

Taryn MacKinney
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October 19, 2020

Gray Wolf Will Lose Endangered Species Protections Contrary to Scientific Evidence

Jacob Carter
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October 16, 2020

Offshore Wind: Latest News on Turbines, State Action, and Markets from Coast to Coast

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October 15, 2020

Will Confirming Judge Barrett be the Death of Chevron Deference?

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October 14, 2020

Trusted Sources of Information about COVID-19: What We’re Watching and Following

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October 13, 2020

How California Will Prepare Its Infrastructure for More Climate Catastrophes

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October 13, 2020

A Win for Science and Transparency: FDA Publishes New, Strict COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

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October 12, 2020

ELCC Explained: the Critical Renewable Energy Concept You’ve Never Heard Of

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October 9, 2020

A Political Scientist’s Guide to Following the Election

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October 9, 2020

As the Virus Rampages through Washington, Essential Workers Nationwide Are Paying the Price

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