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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
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Kristie Ellickson

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April 9, 2020

Why the White House Must Address Coronavirus’s Disproportionate Impacts on African Americans

Michael Halpern
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April 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: 2030 or Bust? What is the Importance of the Year 2030 Climatewise?

Elliott Negin
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April 9, 2020

The Election Travesty in Wisconsin is a Wake-up Call for the Nation

Derrick Z. Jackson
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April 8, 2020

EPA Science Advisory Board’s Job Gets Harder—and More Important—By the Minute

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 8, 2020

COVID-19 Has Put Our Democracy in Critical Condition

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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April 8, 2020

Housewives and Fishmongers Defeat the US Nuclear Establishment

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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April 8, 2020

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici

Gretchen Goldman
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April 7, 2020

Roundup: Sidelining Science Hits New Lows in Response to Public Health Crisis

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April 6, 2020

Trump Administration Finalizes Car Rule as Handout to Fossil Fuel Industry

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 6, 2020

La lucha por una respuesta justa al COVID-19

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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April 3, 2020

EPA Advances Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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April 2, 2020

Lessons From A Small-Town Fire Department On Prevention, Preparation, and Leadership

Sean Meyer
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April 2, 2020

EPA Watchdog Report Reveals a Failure to Talk to Communities with Higher Ethylene Oxide Health Risks

Genna Reed
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April 2, 2020

How Clean Energy is Part of Economic Recovery after Pandemic

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Derrick Jackson

April 2, 2020

Fighting for a Just COVID-19 Response

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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April 1, 2020

Let CDC Scientists Speak to the Public about Coronavirus

Anita Desikan
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April 1, 2020

Fitting Hypersonic Weapons into the Nuclear Arms Control Regime

Cameron Tracy
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March 31, 2020

Trump Administration Finalizes Car Rule Which Will Worsen Economy, Public Health

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 31, 2020

We’re All in This Together: Support and Solidarity for Our Heroes on the Front Lines

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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March 30, 2020

While You Were Focused on COVID-19, EPA Gave Polluters Free Rein, Threatening At-Risk Communities

Adrienne Hollis
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March 30, 2020

On Coronavirus, Bypass the White House and Turn to the Experts

Michael Halpern
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March 27, 2020

Pandemic Exposes Plight of Food Workers Who Have Long Fought for Justice

Sarah Reinhardt
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March 27, 2020

Three Ways the Coronavirus Crisis Is Also a Food Crisis

Karen Perry Stillerman
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March 26, 2020

BP´s 2019 Annual Report Holds Clues to How It Will Meet Grand Climate Goals (But No Definitive Answer)

Nicole Pinko
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