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January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

There is no single line that, when crossed, moves a country from democracy straight to authoritarianism.

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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How Attribution Science Can Help Inform Grid Resilience

Carly Phillips
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January 14, 2026

The Nuclear Testing Moratorium Passes a Milestone

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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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July 31, 2020

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

Nicole Pinko
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July 31, 2020

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

Michael Latner
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July 30, 2020

Groundwater Sustainability is a Necessity More Than Ever

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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July 30, 2020

How Presidents Are Elected: A Guide for the Perplexed

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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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

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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July 29, 2020

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

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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July 29, 2020

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

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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July 28, 2020

Massachusetts, Act Now on Environmental Justice and Climate Action

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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July 28, 2020

Museums Should Publicly Address Racism in their Histories

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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July 28, 2020

Cancel Culture in an Emerging Democracy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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July 28, 2020

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

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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July 24, 2020

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

Carly Phillips
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July 23, 2020

The Economic Recovery Depends on Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

July 21, 2020

When COVID-19 Science Comes Home to Roost

Derrick Z. Jackson
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July 21, 2020

EPA’s Chance to Get Science Advice Right

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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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

Adrienne Hollis
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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

Michael Halpern
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