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July 30, 2025

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know

It’s hot and getting hotter. But climate action is cool.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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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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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

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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

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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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October 31, 2019

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

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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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

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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

UCS Science Network

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October 30, 2019

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

UCS Science Network

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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
Former Contributor

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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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