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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

UCS Science Network

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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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May 28, 2020

The Coal Bailout Everybody Is Talking About

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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May 27, 2020

The Second-Life of Used EV Batteries

Hanjiro Ambrose
Former Contributor

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May 27, 2020

Investing in Dietary Guidelines Will Leave Us Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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May 26, 2020

Resuming Nuclear Testing a Slap in the Face to Survivors

Lilly Adams
Senior Outreach Coordinator

350.org

May 26, 2020

BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil Have a Lot to Answer for on Climate at their Annual Meetings

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 26, 2020

Renewables Have Beaten Coal 100 Days Already This Year. What You Need to Know.

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

USDA

May 25, 2020

¿Se han convertido las procesadoras cárnicas en bombas de relojería debido a la orden ejecutiva de Trump?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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May 21, 2020

Temporada peligrosa de huracanes comienza en medio de pandemia COVID-19

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

CDC

May 21, 2020

COVID-19, Air Pollution and Health Impacts: An Interview with Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Denise Serebrisky

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

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May 21, 2020

The First COVID-19 Era Hurricane Season Is Here. Are We Ready?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

NASA

May 21, 2020

Dangerous Hurricane Season To Open Amidst COVID-19

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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May 21, 2020

Firing of Inspectors General Slides Us Closer to Autocracy

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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May 20, 2020

Cost of Hiding Energy Supplies

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

USDA

May 20, 2020

With Trump Executive Order, Are Meat and Poultry Plants a COVID-19 Ticking Time Bomb?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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May 20, 2020

A Flawed Process and a Harmful Outcome: My Comments on the EPA Particulate Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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May 19, 2020

New Analysis: Unlike Bush and Obama, the Trump Administration Is Muzzling CDC Scientists During Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Northrop Grumman

May 18, 2020

Satellite Database Update: More than 2,600 Active Satellites Orbiting the Earth

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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May 18, 2020

US Solar Industry Poised to Lose 114,000 Jobs and Counting from COVID through June

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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May 18, 2020

Clean Energy Job Losses: 600,000, and Counting, from COVID Impacts

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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May 18, 2020

Crisis Vultures Are Circling Over the Energy Industry

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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May 15, 2020

Victory: House Includes Bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act in HEROES legislation

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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May 15, 2020

Mapas mostrando dónde los más vulnerables están azotados por COVID-19 en EEUU señalan una injusticia creciente

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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May 15, 2020

EPA Should Cancel Plans to Restrict Science Once and For All

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 15, 2020

EPA Refused to Hold a Hearing on its Science Rule, So We Held It for Them

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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