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May 8, 2026

Widespread Record US Drought Threatens Rural Livelihoods and Food Affordability

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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May 7, 2026

Documents Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR

Carlos Javier Martinez
Senior Scientist

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February 10, 2026

Trump Administration to Cut Common-Sense Flood Rule that Saves Homes, Lives and Taxpayer Dollars

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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December 10, 2025

More Powerful Hurricanes but Less Frequent: Was 2025 Hurricane Season a Glimpse of the Future?

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

Vehicles sit submerged in floodwater as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors of the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, in July 2025.

Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

July 22, 2025

“Hydroclimate Whiplash”: How Extreme Rainfall and Drought Are Linked

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

Researchers monitor severe weather on their computers

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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?

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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June 5, 2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting During Danger Season

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

Hurricane specialist standing in front of large screen with satellite image of a hurricane.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

April 16, 2025

5 Reasons NOAA and NASA Cuts Will Be Disastrous for Everyone in the US

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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April 10, 2025

Climate at Your Door: The Climate and Housing Crisis in 11 Sobering Photos

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

Christoph Wagner/Getty Images

December 11, 2024

Arctic Report Card 2024: How Did the Region Fare? Ask the Caribou

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

December 10, 2024

What the US Needs from a New NOAA Administrator (Science, Please)

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Mario Tama/Getty Images

November 18, 2024

It’s Time for OSHA to Finalize a Strong Heat Health Standard to Protect Workers: Here’s How You Can Help.

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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November 13, 2024

We Need a Strong and Independent NOAA to Protect Our Lives and Homes from Climate Change

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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November 13, 2024

Project 2025 and a Second Trump Term: A Wake-Up Call for Climate Accountability

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Cristina Gottardi/Unsplash

November 2, 2023

The Anthropocene as a Nuclear Age

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

A woman with a child in a carrier on her back walks through a refugee camp in Somalia, where catastrophic drought has created over a million refugees

Said Yusuf Warsame/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid/Flickr

March 16, 2023

The Latest IPCC Report Will Make You Sad. And Mad. Don’t Give Up!

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Delaware Army National Guard members provide flood rescue support in Wilmington, Delaware, September 2, 2021, alongside local fire departments and police to assist community members who were stranded after heavy rains drenched the area and covered the roads with standing water, post Hurricane Ida

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January 10, 2022

2021 Was One of the Deadliest and Costliest Years for Climate Disasters

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

An image of California governor Gavin Newsome from a CA democratic convention

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

September 15, 2021

Newsom Wins. Now He Must Move Fast on Climate.

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

J. Rogers/UCS

January 13, 2021

Is Massachusetts Governor Baker Serious about Climate and Environmental Justice? We’ll Know by Tomorrow

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

Roger Stephenson

February 11, 2020

NH Students Press Presidential Candidates on Climate Issues at Town Hall

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

December 20, 2019

President Trump Badly Losing his War on Federal Funding for Clean Energy

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

A FEMA trailer decorated for an environmental justice mission. Photo credit: Leah Mahan, maker of the film Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.

December 17, 2019

Activism and Action in 2019, a Banner Year for Environmental Justice

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Paul Gorbould/Flickr

October 31, 2019

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

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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September 20, 2019

Adults Behaving Badly: Climate Edition

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor