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May 12, 2025

President Trump’s Elections Executive Order: A Dubious Power Grab

A new executive order puts restrictions on voting rights that would be a sweeping change to voter registration and voter access.

Lisa Van Theemsche
Washington Representative II

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May 12, 2025

Why Does Toyota Oppose Clean Air?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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May 8, 2025

The State of Science at 100 Days: Co-Opted, Hindered, and Undermined

Jules Barbati-Dajches
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Lisa Van Theemsche

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July 8, 2019

Can Trees, Oceans and Giant Carbon Sucking Machines Save Us from Climate Catastrophe?

Angela Anderson
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July 3, 2019

Happy Birthday America: The Census is Intact, for Now

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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July 3, 2019

Is the USDA Relocation Just Good Old-Fashioned Rent Seeking?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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July 3, 2019

The Other Existential Threat: Nuclear Weapons & the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Sean Meyer
Former Contributor

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July 2, 2019

Congress Investigates Rollback of the Clean Car Standards – an Epic Oversight Hearing

Jonna Hamilton
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Adam Markham

July 2, 2019

A New Way to Assess Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Sites

Adam Markham
Former Staff

July 2, 2019

Xi’s China Stands with the World. Trump’s America Stands Alone.

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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July 1, 2019

The Supreme Court’s Partisan Gerrymandering Decision is Justice Scalia’s Last Laugh

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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July 1, 2019

As Methane Levels in the Atmosphere Soar, Trump Administration Moves to Gut Regulations

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

July 1, 2019

What Can Concerned People Do about Attacks on Science?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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June 28, 2019

The US Supreme Court Turns its Back on Democracy

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Dan Broun

June 28, 2019

It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Climate Change Threat to World Heritage

Adam Markham
Former Staff

June 27, 2019

LGBQT+ Representation in Science 50 Years After the Stonewall Riots

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

June 27, 2019

Trump Opens Door to Renegotiating Controversial Okinawa Base Deal

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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June 27, 2019

Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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June 27, 2019

Electric Airport Shuttle Buses Are Taking Off

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

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June 26, 2019

The Best School Lunch News You Never Heard

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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June 26, 2019

Congress Must Lead with National Energy Standards to Save the Climate

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

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June 26, 2019

50% by 2035 National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Boost Economy and Cut Carbon Emissions

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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June 25, 2019

The Masked Syndrome: HIV, Health Disparities, and the Two-Pronged Approach

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June 25, 2019

Renewable Energy Curtailment 101: The Problem That’s Actually Not a Problem At All

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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June 24, 2019

With New Power Plant Rule, Trump Administration Plumbs the Depths of the Indefensible

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 24, 2019

ExxonMobil Execs Care More About Dodging Responsibility for Climate Damages Than Preventing More Harm

UCS Science Network

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June 24, 2019

Scientists Find Serious Flaws in Proposal to Delist Endangered Gray Wolf

Jacob Carter
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