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Does Cold Weather Disprove Climate Change?

It most certainly does not—but it does change the intensity of the heaviest storms.

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Climate change is one of the most devastating problems humanity has ever faced—and the clock is running out.

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Got Science? The Podcast - John Rogers

Clean Energy in 2021

Energy expert John Rogers is back with new renewable energy milestones and advances in wind and solar power

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The energy choices we make today could make or break our ability to fight climate change.

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EV Battery Recycling

Strategies for recycling lithium-ion batteries will help the continued deployment of electric vehicles.

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Our transportation system is outdated and broken—and it needs to change.

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How Soil Erosion Threatens Food and Farms

Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.

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The US food system should be providing healthy, sustainable food for everyone. Why isn’t it?

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Rethinking ICBMs

The US continues to keep intercontinental ballistic missiles on high alert—creating the risk of a mistaken nuclear war in response to a false warning.

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They’re the most dangerous invention the world has ever seen. Can we prevent them from being used again?

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The Federal Brain Drain

The Trump administration's attacks on science damaged scientific capacity across multiple agencies. What can the Biden administration do to rebuild federal science?

Science and Democracy

Democracy and science can be powerful partners for the public good—and both are under attack.

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Call on Congress to prioritize science-based election reforms.

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