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July 8, 2025

What China’s Approach to Iran Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy

By not taking sides against Iran or Russia in recent conflicts, China is trying to achieve stability and play the role of global mediator.

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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July 8, 2025

Climate Lawsuits Are Rising as Political Pushback Intensifies

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 7, 2025

Seven Things You Need to Know About the Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Rachel Cleetus
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Kathy Mulvey

Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kate Cell

Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Laura Peterson

Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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October 19, 2020

Gray Wolf Will Lose Endangered Species Protections Contrary to Scientific Evidence

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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October 16, 2020

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

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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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

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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October 13, 2020

How California Will Prepare Its Infrastructure for More Climate Catastrophes

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

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October 13, 2020

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

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 12, 2020

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

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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October 9, 2020

A Political Scientist’s Guide to Following the Election

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 9, 2020

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

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

NREL

October 9, 2020

Climate Justice and the Debate about Community Solar on Farmland

UCS Science Network

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October 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Nearly Everything You Want to Know about Climate Lawsuits

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Children's Environmental Health Network

October 8, 2020

On Children’s Environmental Health Day: A Checklist for Defending Science and Protecting Kids

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 7, 2020

Interior Department Suppresses Study on Polar Bears to Plunder Alaska’s Arctic, Then Caves to Pressure

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

NOAA and California Department of Water Resources

October 7, 2020

El cambio climático representa un gran desafío para la gestión del agua en California

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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October 6, 2020

TCI Health Study Shows Benefits, But More Needed to Address Inequitable Air Pollution

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

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October 6, 2020

Climate Litigation Spreads across the United States

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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October 6, 2020

5 of California’s 6 Largest Fires on Record Are Burning Now: The Astonishing 2020 Wildfire Season in Context

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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October 5, 2020

How Mail-in Ballots Might Affect Election Night

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

US Census Bureau

October 2, 2020

The Census Crisis: Commerce Secretary Tightens Grip on a Vital Public Good

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

Jesse Springer

October 2, 2020

We Told OMB Why EPA’s So-Called Transparency Rule Is a Trap

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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September 30, 2020

Pendley Is Ousted, but Interior Continues to Protect Its Illegal Hire

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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September 30, 2020

Celebrate the Nobel Prize Winning Immigrant Scientists — But Not at the Expense of the Greater Immigrant Community

UCS Science Network

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September 30, 2020

The 2020 Election’s October Surprise Could Be a Crisis in the Taiwan Strait

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

Cindy Shebley

September 29, 2020

Voting, Ballot Rejection, and Electoral Integrity in the 2020 Election

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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