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A view under the hood of a 2017 Chevrolet Volt

General Motors

July 13, 2022

Ask a Scientist: In Search of a ‘Green’ Electric Car Battery

Elliott Negin
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June 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Disarm Disinformation

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May 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

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February 10, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Assessing the Biden Administration’s Progress in Its First Year

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January 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Will the Biden Nuclear Policy Wind Up Being the Same Old Same Old?

Elliott Negin
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Electric vehicles at EVgo charging stations

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December 8, 2021

Ask a Scientist: How to Get a Charge out of Your EV

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November 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: While Nations Dither, US Cities, Counties and States Are Suing Fossil Fuel Companies

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October 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Will Congress Finally Tackle the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
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Lance Cheung/USDA

September 15, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Tyson’s Near Monopoly is Bad for Workers, Farmers and Communities

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 17, 2021

Ask a Scientist: How Can We Cool Off Urban Heat Islands and Protect the Most Vulnerable?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Black woman holding up sign at voting rights march

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July 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Defending the Right to Vote

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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June 9, 2021

Ask a Scientist: As Predicted, Electric Vehicles Are Getting Cleaner

Elliott Negin
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Xcel Energy decommissioned coal-fired power unit in Denver's Arapahoe Station.

Will von Dauster, NOAA

May 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Can We Do to Help Displaced Coal Workers?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

DOD

April 2, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Calling Out the Hype Over Hypersonic Weapons

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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January 14, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Should the Biden Administration and Congress Do to Address the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

January 6, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Iran and the Bomb: Some Factors to Consider

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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December 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: What Must the Biden Administration Do to Protect Federal Science?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 26, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Voter Suppression 101: An Introduction to a Stain on US Democracy

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

www.weisspaarz.com

October 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Nearly Everything You Want to Know about Climate Lawsuits

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

September 11, 2020

Ask an Expert: Reviving the Gulf of Mexico’s Dead Zone

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Congress recently approved funding to replace ICBMs despite research showing they are not only superfluous, but they actually increase the risk of nuclear war.

August 5, 2020

Ask an Expert: Congress Plans to Spend Billions on Dangerous, Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Nathan Waters

May 5, 2020

Ask a Scientist: What Should a Post-Pandemic Economy Look Like?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Climate

April 9, 2020

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

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Metrolink

March 11, 2020

Ask a Scientist: When It Comes to Addressing Pollution and Congestion, Are Ride-Hailing Services Taking Us for a Ride?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor