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December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Members of both major political parties have begun to question ballooning defense expenditures, which have almost tripled since the 1990s.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

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December 16, 2025

The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025

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December 15, 2025

Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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Melissa Kaplan

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Sean Manning

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Kristie Ellickson

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September 3, 2020

The Deadly Consequences of Sidelining Science and Government During a Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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Jesse Springer

September 3, 2020

Uber and Lyft Are Harassing a Researcher, Pulling a Page from Climate Deniers’ Playbook

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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September 3, 2020

Did EPA’s Non-Enforcement Policy Cause Lake Charles Chemical Plant Fire As COVID-Climate Disasters Pile Up?

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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August 31, 2020

Bribery and Corruption at Utilities Cost Them–and Us–Big

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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August 31, 2020

CEJA can deliver on Governor Pritzker’s Eight Principles for a Clean and Renewable Illinois Economy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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August 28, 2020

Big, Colliding Problems in Gulf and Elsewhere Need Science-Based Solutions Now

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

NOAA

August 27, 2020

Three Reasons Why the COVID Relief Executive Order Is Bad Policy

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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August 26, 2020

Superfund Sites in Path of Hurricane Laura Could Leach Toxic Contaminants

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

NOAA

August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura Threatens Gulf Coast Energy Infrastructure

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura and the Inequities of Evacuating to Safety

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

FEMA

August 26, 2020

As Hurricane Laura Bears Down on Gulf Coast, Data Shows How COVID-19 May Affect Evacuations

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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August 25, 2020

Worried for Government Science? So Are We.

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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August 25, 2020

A Roadmap to Restore Science in Government Decisions

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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August 25, 2020

Could the U.S. End Energy Poverty?

Joseph Daniel
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August 24, 2020

What is Lightweighting and How Does it Improve Fuel Economy in Vehicles?

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August 24, 2020

Science in the Election Cycle with the Science Voter Guide

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August 21, 2020

A Biased Science Board Threatens Future Fetal Tissue Research

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 21, 2020

Migratory Birds vs. the Trump Administration: This Time the Birds Win

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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August 20, 2020

California Moves Forward to Address Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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August 20, 2020

Better Ways of Valuing Energy Efficiency in Minnesota and Beyond

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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August 19, 2020

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

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 19, 2020

Understandings of Science Advocacy can Strengthen it

Fernando Tormos-Aponte
Former Staff

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August 18, 2020

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

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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August 18, 2020

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

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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