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November 25, 2024

What’s Wrong with Billionaires Dictating the US Science Agenda?

It is crucial the US science agenda prioritizes a balanced and inclusive approach that serves the greater good. We need federally funded basic science because it lays the foundational knowledge that drives future innovations.

Melissa Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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November 26, 2024

Chasing Glaciers: A Runner’s Quest Through a Changing Landscape

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 25, 2024

Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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March 2, 2023

Farmland Consolidation, Not Chinese Ownership, Is the Real National Security Threat

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

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March 2, 2023

Will an Equity Commission Report Address Systemic Racism at the USDA?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

UCS

March 1, 2023

Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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March 1, 2023

Biden Must Fix New Senate Legislation on China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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March 1, 2023

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

Anita Desikan
Former Senior Analyst, Center for Science and Democracy

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February 27, 2023

Ohio Train Wreck Shows: EPA Needs to Strengthen Disaster Prevention Rules

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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February 27, 2023

Ethylene Oxide Adds to Toxic Burden for Memphis Residents

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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February 27, 2023

Guiding Principles for EV Battery Recycling Policy

Jessica Dunn
Senior Analyst

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February 23, 2023

Danger Season in South America: Climate Change Brings Unbelievable Record Heat

Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist

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February 22, 2023

How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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February 22, 2023

Whales and Lobstermen Have a Common Enemy

Roger Stephenson
Former Contributor

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February 22, 2023

Dear Maryland: It’s Time to Drive Clean Trucks and Buses

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

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February 21, 2023

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses

Shaina Sadai
Hitz Fellow

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February 21, 2023

A Better Way of Paying for a Reliable Electricity Grid

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

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February 20, 2023

We Can’t Control Putin—but Sensible Nuclear Weapons Policies Start at Home

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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February 16, 2023

Minnesota Proves Its Readiness for Carbon-Free Electricity

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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February 15, 2023

One Year After Russia Invaded Ukraine: What’s Changed for Arms Control?

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

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USDA

February 15, 2023

Could 2023 Be the Year of Sustainable Nutrition Security?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

EPA

February 15, 2023

Injusticia ambiental en Puerto Rico debido a los elevados riesgos cancerígenos y mutagénicos del óxido de etileno

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Marcia Cassidy Communications

February 13, 2023

Tres pasos para avanzar la acción climática en Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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February 13, 2023

Three Steps for Equitable Climate Action in Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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February 13, 2023

When It Comes to the Cumulative Impacts of Pollution, the Science Is in

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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February 13, 2023

New York City May Soon Set the Pace for Municipal Vehicle Electrification

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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February 10, 2023

How Will China’s Spy Balloon Affect US-China Relations?

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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