The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists - page 83

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January 13, 2026

President Trump’s Imperial and Illegal Grab for Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Bet

President Trump’s addiction to fossil fuels will not make people in the United States safer or richer. In fact, it will do the opposite by dragging us into a 19th-century-style imperial adventure that will impose high costs for everyone on the planet.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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January 13, 2026

Illegal, Aggressive, and Unstable: President Trump’s Foray into Venezuela Increases Security Risks

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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January 13, 2026

Ask a Scientist: What Happens When There Are No Limits on US and Russian Nuclear Weapons?

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August 20, 2020

California Moves Forward to Address Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

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August 20, 2020

Better Ways of Valuing Energy Efficiency in Minnesota and Beyond

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August 19, 2020

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August 19, 2020

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August 18, 2020

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

Mark Specht
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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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August 17, 2020

Do US Nuclear Weapons Help Protect Taiwan?

Gregory Kulacki
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August 16, 2020

Why Did My Power Go Out? Four Ways the Grid Can Fail and Cause an Outage

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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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

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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August 13, 2020

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

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

August 10, 2020

Hurricanes and COVID-19 in Florida: Are Counties Prepared to Protect Hurricane-Vulnerable Populations?

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August 7, 2020

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

Taryn MacKinney
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August 7, 2020

Four in 10 People Remain Uncounted… But the Administration Just Tightened the Census Deadline

Michael Latner
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August 6, 2020

A Call to Action on the Voting Rights Act

Michael Latner
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August 6, 2020

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

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August 6, 2020

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

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August 5, 2020

Farmers Markets and Wicked Opportunities

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August 5, 2020

Ask an Expert: Congress Plans to Spend Billions on Dangerous, Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons

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August 4, 2020

Pollution, Hurricanes, and the Pandemic Spell Trouble for Gulf Shrimp and Seafood Industries

Rebecca Boehm
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August 3, 2020

Another Inconvenient Truth

Gregory Kulacki
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August 3, 2020

150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide

Anita Desikan
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