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October 19, 2021

The Build Back Better Act is a Bridge to the Future We Need. Senator Manchin, Don’t Blow It Up!

Climate and Energy Policy Director Rachel Cleetus lays out the moral case for Senator Manchin–and Senator Sinema–to support the investments we need in clean energy through the budget reconciliation bill.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 19, 2021

EPA Plans to Take Bold Action on PFAS. Will it Be Enough?

Anita Desikan
Research Analyst

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October 19, 2021

Your Chicken Nuggets May Be Driving the Pandemic

Rebecca Boehm
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The Bar for Climate Ambition is Set by Science, Not Congressional Politics

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Republicans Reject the Freedom to Vote Act

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Colorado’s Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Buy Your Friendship. Don’t Be Fooled.

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October 19, 2021

Here’s What Richer Countries Must Deliver to Make COP26 in Glasgow a Success

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Policy Director

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October 19, 2021

The Build Back Better Act is a Bridge to the Future We Need. Senator Manchin, Don’t Blow It Up!

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 19, 2021

EPA Plans to Take Bold Action on PFAS. Will it Be Enough?

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Research Analyst

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October 19, 2021

Calling All Scientists: The Federal Government is Hiring

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Investigative Researcher

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Your Chicken Nuggets May Be Driving the Pandemic

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To Find Out If ExxonMobil Really Supports a Carbon Tax, Just Follow the Money

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Senior Writer

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October 14, 2021

New USDA Research Grants Show Promising Focus on Food Systems

Sarah Reinhardt
Senior Analyst, Food Systems and Health

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October 14, 2021

Top US Chemical Weapons Company Selling Lethal Smoke as Non-Hazardous

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October 13, 2021

Roundup: Welcome Steps on Masks and Concerns about Booster Advice

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October 13, 2021

Coal Ash Cleanup: Victory for the Environment, the Economy, and Environmental Justice

Jeremy Richardson
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 12, 2021

Biden Administration’s Policies on COVID-19 Booster Shots Plagued by Chaos

Anita Desikan
Research Analyst

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October 8, 2021

Critical Protections Restored for NEPA, the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law

Kathleen Rest
Executive Director

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October 7, 2021

IN: Arctic Experts and Scientists — OUT: Unqualified Political Operatives

Joel Clement
Senior Fellow

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October 7, 2021

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

Elliott Negin
Senior Writer

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October 6, 2021

“Code Red” for Climate Means Reducing US Oil and Gas Production

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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October 5, 2021

Polluted Air in the Garden State: NJ Needs to Clean Up Its Diesel Trucks

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

October 5, 2021

What Does It Mean to Let Communities Choose? A New Report by UCS and Soulardarity

James Gignac
Lead Midwest Energy Analyst

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October 1, 2021

Reconciliation and the Climate Crisis: Failure Is Not an Option

Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

October 1, 2021

Four Ways Congress Can Use the Budget Reconciliation to Help Farmers Build a Resilient Farm Future

Marcia DeLonge
Research Director and Sr. Scientist, Food and Environment

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October 1, 2021

We Must Fight Restrictions on Voting Rights

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

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September 30, 2021

A Functioning Democracy Focuses on Funding Priorities, Not Whether to Defund the Government

Andrew Rosenberg
Director, Center for Science and Democracy