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November 7, 2025

A Future Worth Fighting for at COP30 (and Beyond)

Climate advocates have put decades of blood, sweat, and tears into building a better future for the next generation. We’re not stopping now.

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence

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Recognizing and Resisting Obstruction at COP30

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A Biased Science Board Threatens Future Fetal Tissue Research

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California Moves Forward to Address Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

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Better Ways of Valuing Energy Efficiency in Minnesota and Beyond

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After Formal Request, EPA Gives Experts Limited Time to Apply for Advisory Committees

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Are California’s Rotating Blackouts a Sign of a Broken Grid?

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William Pendley is Still Bad News—and Still Illegally Leading the Bureau of Land Management

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August 17, 2020

Do US Nuclear Weapons Help Protect Taiwan?

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August 14, 2020

Clean Air for All? What the EPA’s Ozone Rule Tells Us About Who Air Pollution Laws Leave Behind

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August 13, 2020

With EPA Methane Rollbacks, Natural Gas Bridge Becomes Just Another Piece of Crumbling US Infrastructure

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Without Clear Information from Leaders, We Face the COVID-19 Pandemic Alone

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A Call to Action on the Voting Rights Act

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With Hurricane and COVID-19 Preparedness, Communities Are Damned if they Do and Damned if they Don’t

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Real-Time Lessons on COVID-19 and US Hurricane Response: What We’ve Learned from Hanna and Isaias

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