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May 13, 2025

Putting Science to Work for Security: A Call to Prevent Nuclear Testing

Scientists have a role to play in protecting our collective future by speaking in opposition to a resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

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May 13, 2025

What is a Just Land Transition?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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May 13, 2025

Denial, Restriction and Manipulation: New Trump Administration Targets Voting Rights, Fair Representation

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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Ángel S. Fernández-Bou

Senior Climate Scientist

Sital Sathia

Energy Justice Research Associate

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Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

November 10, 2019

US Military on the Front Lines of Extreme Heat

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Alicea, a ground support equipment mechanic with Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, drinks water after a combat conditioning exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans on May 20, 2019. To increase readiness and to support the total force, Reserve and active Marines with MARFORRES participate in the Martial Arts Instructor Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)

November 10, 2019

Los reclutas minoritarios de las Fuerzas Armadas de EEUU enfrentan una creciente amenaza: el calor extremo

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

UCS

November 8, 2019

In Honor of Sesame Street’s 50th, the ABCs of Clean Energy Momentum

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

PV system at Lick Wilmerding school in San Francisco, California

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November 7, 2019

Climate Change Affects Students’ Well-Being: Case Study of Extreme Heat in San Joaquin Valley and Need for Climate-Smart Schools

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

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November 6, 2019

Development to Meet San Joaquin Valley’s Population Growth, Extreme Temperature Must be Climate-Smart

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

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November 6, 2019

5 Things I’ll be Watching for During the Weather Channel’s 2020: The Race to Save the Planet

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 5, 2019

Midwest Transmission Operator Looks to the Future and Sees Clean Energy

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

James Montgomery Flagg

November 5, 2019

Civil Servants are Becoming More Visible Heroes, and the Public is Noticing

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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Ford Media Center

November 5, 2019

How Ford Can Use Global Innovation to Put the “Eco” into its Entry-Level Vehicle, the Ecosport

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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November 4, 2019

On the Verge of Another Election, How is Science Political?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 4, 2019

US Presidential Hopefuls Should Signal North Korea ASAP

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

November 1, 2019

California Wildfires and Power Outages Signal Long Road Ahead, But Climate Ambition Sets the Right Course

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 31, 2019

Vote Yes on San Francisco Proposition D

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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October 31, 2019

Spookiest Halloween Costume – 2019 Edition: (Still) the Fossil Fuel Company Executive

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

East Boston murals celebrating the community’s immigrant identity.

October 31, 2019

East Boston and Power: An Environmental Justice Community in Transition

UCS Science Network

John Walkey

October 31, 2019

East Boston y energía: Una comunidad de justicia ambiental en transición

UCS Science Network

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Library of Congress, no known restrictions on publication.

October 31, 2019

The Current War: Why Did Westinghouse (AC) Beat Edison (DC)?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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October 30, 2019

For Some, Coal Contracts are, “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose.”

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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October 30, 2019

Trick or Treat? 5 Ways the USDA Secretary Has Pranked Us

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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October 30, 2019

El gobierno de Trump abandona la ciencia y rompe promesas a las comunidades marginadas

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

AP Photo/David Goldman

October 30, 2019

Report: When the Trump Administration Sidelines Science, Underserved Communities Face the Worst Consequences

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 30, 2019

PFAS Contamination Is an Equity Issue, and President Trump’s EPA Is Failing to Fix It

Genna Reed
Former Staff

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

October 30, 2019

Congress Lifts Voices of Communities Affected by Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

October 30, 2019

Indigenous People of Louisiana and the Oil Industry: An Ishak Reflection

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