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July 3, 2025

NOAA’s Weather and Climate Science Is Under Relentless Attack from Trump Administration. Will Congress Stand Up for Us?

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Marc Alessi
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June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
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July 2, 2025

Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

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October 31, 2019

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

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October 31, 2019

East Boston and Power: An Environmental Justice Community in Transition

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October 31, 2019

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

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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
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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

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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

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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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October 30, 2019

Scientist-Community Advocacy: My Journey and My Advice for You

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October 28, 2019

China Rejects Policy of Nuclear Launch on Warning of an Incoming Attack

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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October 25, 2019

A Policy to Increase the Availability of Electric Trucks

Jimmy O'Dea
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October 24, 2019

The First Cut (of EPA Advisory Committees) is the Deepest

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 23, 2019

How (Not) to Analyze the Cost of Renewables

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

October 23, 2019

The President’s Latest Senseless Executive Order on Regulations Undermines Public Protection

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 23, 2019

ExxonMobil Is Still Bankrolling Climate Science Deniers

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 22, 2019

Climate Change Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Companies Are Heating Up

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October 22, 2019

The Experts Have Spoken: Disbanded Particulate Pollution Panel Finds EPA Standards Don’t Protect Public Health

Gretchen Goldman
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October 18, 2019

Mounting Impacts on Florida Will Make It Hard for Trump to Avoid Climate Change Talk at G7

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Untwisting Supercoiled Fibers Produces Decreased Surface Temperatures

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October 17, 2019

The Power of Energy Innovation (Have Fishing Line, Will Cool?)

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

October 17, 2019

Scientific Integrity Act Passes Out of Committee with Unprecedented Bipartisan Support

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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October 16, 2019

Air Pollution from Cars, Trucks, and Buses in the US: Everyone is Exposed, But the Burdens are not Equally Shared

David Reichmuth
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