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Hypersonic Missile Myths
There's a lot more hype than new technology when it comes to these expensive weapons.
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Killer Heat Interactive Tool
How much heat can you endure? Our tool shows what to expect in every region of the country.
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Big Oil Upheaval and Growing Voter Restrictions
Unprecedented developments in the fossil fuel industry and post-election shenanigans to restrict voter rights.
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Low and Zero Emissions Zones
The Greenlining Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists explore low- and zero-emissions zones as policy tools for achieving local air quality improvements and other benefits.
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UCS Helps Pass Mass. Climate, Environmental Justice Law
For two years, UCS worked to strengthen and promote a bill—now signed into law—that commits Massachusetts to net-zero emissions by 2050 and addresses racial disparities in the benefits and burdens of clean energy and climate-related policies.