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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

US taxpayers are facing double jeopardy thanks to a reckless and inhumane budget bill that hands billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry as it worsens the impact of climate change

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July 24, 2025

Five Reasons Why the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Matters

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July 24, 2025

From the Courtroom to the Internet, the Fight Over Federal Science Is On

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July 31, 2020

An Unusual Annual Meeting Season Saw Investors Ratchet Up Climate Pressure on ExxonMobil and Chevron

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July 31, 2020

COVID-19 Election Update: Will the Senate be Complicit in Electoral Disaster?

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Groundwater Sustainability is a Necessity More Than Ever

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How Presidents Are Elected: A Guide for the Perplexed

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July 30, 2020

EPA Made So Many Mistakes with Clean Cars Rollback, Even Its Own Lawyers Want to Know What’s Up

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July 29, 2020

The Clearing of Lafayette Square: Interior Park Police Chief’s Testimony Stains Agency’s Reputation

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July 29, 2020

The EPA’s Cost-Benefit Proposal Is Corrupt—And Deeply Consequential. Call It Out.

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July 28, 2020

Massachusetts, Act Now on Environmental Justice and Climate Action

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July 28, 2020

Museums Should Publicly Address Racism in their Histories

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July 28, 2020

Cancel Culture in an Emerging Democracy

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July 28, 2020

Extreme Floods and Superfund Sites: A Pending Disaster for Underserved Communities

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July 24, 2020

U.S. West Faces a Grim Summer as Red Flag Fire and COVID-19 Warnings Mount

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July 23, 2020

The Economic Recovery Depends on Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic

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July 21, 2020

When COVID-19 Science Comes Home to Roost

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July 21, 2020

EPA’s Chance to Get Science Advice Right

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July 20, 2020

US Offshore Wind Projects Face Make-or-Break Moment

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July 20, 2020

Researchers Find Deadliest Aspect of COVID-19 for People of Color: Racism

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July 17, 2020

A Pivotal Moment in US-Russian Arms Control

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July 17, 2020

UCS Supports CEJA

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July 16, 2020

White House Hides COVID-19 Data, Will Make the Pandemic Even Worse

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July 16, 2020

Prominent Claims that Policing is Not Racially Biased Rest on Flawed Science

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July 16, 2020

How COVID-19 Disinformation Goes Viral

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July 16, 2020

New Dietary Guidelines Report is a Science Success Story

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July 14, 2020

How Will People Cope With Extreme Heat and Rising COVID-19 Risks This Week?

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