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12/12/08
Little Progress At Poland Climate Summit, But Change is Coming
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12/12/08
International Deforestation Report Draft Slows Negotiations, Fails to Protect Biodiversity And Indigenous Rights, U.S. Science Group Says
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12/12/08
Air Board Truck Votes Could Cut Oil Dependence, Save Lives, Help Solve Global Warming, Science Group Says
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12/11/08
New Interior Department Rule Weakens Endangered Species Act, Blatantly Disregards Rulemaking Process
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12/09/08
USDA’S Weakened Biotechnology Rules Are Bush Administration's Farewell Gift to Biotech Industry
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12/09/08
Science Group Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Guide to Low-Carbon Vacation Transportation
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12/04/08
Missile Defense Test Will Not Prove System Will Work in Real World
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12/04/08
Congress Should Tie Auto Loans to Fuel Efficiency, Expert Will Testify
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12/03/08
Government Agencies Announce that Genetically Engineered Cottonseed Has Contaminated Food System
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12/02/08
Renewable Energy is Generating Job Opportunities Across the Country, New Web Feature Shows
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11/25/08
United Nations Must Address Deforestation at Poland Meeting, U.S. Science Group says
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11/25/08
Science and Environmental Organizations Present Obama Transition Team with Prescription for First 100 Days and Beyond
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11/25/08
United Nations Climate Meeting Participants Must Maintain Momentum as They Look Forward to the Obama Administration, U.S. Science Group says
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11/18/08
Automaker Assistance Should Be Tied to Better Fuel Efficiency
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11/18/08
10 Tips to "Green" Your Thanksgiving and Holiday Season
Commentary
11/17/08
Gov. Schwarzenegger Reinvigorates Renewable Energy Development in California
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11/13/08
Green Groups Issue Recommendations to President-Elect
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11/07/08
President-Elect Obama Must Appoint Officials Who Will Restore Scientific Integrity to Government, says National Science Group
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11/05/08
Obama Administration, New Congress Should Mean Aggressive Approach to Global Warming, Science Group Says
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11/04/08
Missouri's New Energy Standard Would Boost Economy, Create Jobs, Stabilize Energy Prices, and Cut Pollution, Science Group Says
Commentary
11/04/08
If Voters Reject Proposition 7, CA Legislature Should Promote Renewable Energy in a More Responsible Way, Science Group Says
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10/28/08
California Diesel Rules Would Improve Public Health, Reduce Global Warming Pollution
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10/23/08
Available Technology Could Dramatically Cut Truck Fuel Consumption, Pollution, New Report Finds
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10/23/08
Bush Administration to Downgrade Plans for Nuclear Weapons Complex
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10/22/08
New Jersey Energy Master Plan Gets High Marks from the Union of Concerned Scientists
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10/17/08
Federal Agency Media Policies Inconsistent: Some Stifle, Some Support Scientists Sharing Information with the Press, New Study Finds
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10/16/08
Don’t Be Fooled by Bogus Renewable Energy Measures, Say California Conservation Groups
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10/15/08
California's Otherwise Strong Global Warming Plan Stumbles on Cap-and-Trade
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10/15/08
UCS Dedicates New Office, Announces Green Design Award, and Hosts Reception for "Earth in the Balance" Art Show
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10/15/08
So-Called “Clean Coal” Technology Offers Promise Along with Considerable Risks, New Report Finds
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10/08/08
Invasive Species are Costing Ohio, Report Finds
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10/06/08
Statement by Jane Rissler
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10/03/08
Congress-Approved Renewable Energy Tax Package Will Save Consumers Money, Boost Economy and Create Jobs, Science Group Says
Commentary
10/01/08
Climate Change Could Raise Pennsylvania's Average Annual Temperature 12 Degrees, Threatening Environment and Economy, New Report Finds
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09/29/08
Congress Passes Bill Strengthening Federal Agency Watchdogs
Commentary
09/25/08
Northeast States’ Auction Sets Precedent For Nation, Science Group Says
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09/19/08
New EPA Report Shows Need for Stronger Fuel Economy Standards
Commentary
09/19/08
New EPA Report Shows Need for Stronger Fuel Economy Standards
Commentary
09/18/08
"Green Cuisine" travels to Seattle to Showcase Chef-Farm Partnership
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09/18/08
Chicago Announces Comprehensive Plan to Fight Climate Change
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09/17/08
UCS Expert to Testify At House Hearing on Political Interference at EPA
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09/17/08
Thirty science, nuclear security and environmental organizations urge Senate to strike nuclear fuel reprocessing provision from energy bill
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09/04/08
Public Invited to Submit Essays, Photos for Online Global Warming Book
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08/22/08
UCS Ad Removed from Denver Airport, Too
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08/20/08
UCS Announces 2008 Winner of Annual Cartoon Contest Highlighting Political Interference in Science
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08/19/08
Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Group’s Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport
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08/06/08
Federal Agency Scapegoating Nuclear Power Engineer for Near-Accident at Davis-Besse, Science Group Says
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08/04/08
Nuclear Fuel Test Failure Should Trigger Suspension of Weapon-Grade Plutonium Fuel Use
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07/30/08
Massachusetts House Climate Bill Sets pace for Solving Problem of Global Warming
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07/29/08
Midwest scientists, economists call for swift, deep cuts in global warming pollution
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07/29/08
Poll: Western Voters Support Clean Car Policies
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07/23/08
Western States Regional Partnership to Issue Cap and Trade Plan
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07/11/08
EPA Punts on Global Warming
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07/10/08
Voting Begins For 2008 Science Idol Editorial Cartoon Contest
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07/10/08
Iran, US Both Hyping Missile Capability
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07/09/08
Major Economies Climate Meeting a “Sideshow;” Competing Visions on Full Display as Hokkaido Summit Ends
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07/02/08
Auto Industry Pushes for Weaker Fuel Economy Standards
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07/01/08
As Gas Prices Soar, Administration Undermining New Fuel Economy Law
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06/30/08
Administration blocking EPA from addressing global warming pollution
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06/26/08
Bush administration, biotech industry, agribusiness overstate genetically engineered crops' potential to solve world food crisis
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06/26/08
New Feature Highlights Safer Alternatives to Producing Pharmaceuticals in Food Crops Outdoors
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06/26/08
More Drilling Extends National Addiction to Oil; Will Not Save Americans Money at the Pump
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06/26/08
California Breaks New Ground in Global Warming Fight
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06/24/08
MA Statehouse Compromise Will Boost Renewable Energy, Cut Global Warming Pollution, Science Group Says
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06/24/08
California Will Require Pollution Labels for Cars
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06/06/08
Senate Vote Shows Growing Support for Global Warming Legislation
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06/06/08
Green Groups Claim Growing Momentum from Senate Vote
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06/05/08
End Climate Filibuster in Senate, Say Public Interest Groups
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06/04/08
Environment Groups to Senate: Reject Amendments Promoting More Subsidies For Nuclear Power In Proposed Climate Bill
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05/29/08
Top U.S. Scientists and Economists Call For Swift, Deep Cuts In Global Warming Pollution
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05/28/08
Rep. Ed Markey's New Climate Bill Creates Strong Framework
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05/22/08
How to Save Money on Gas this Memorial Day Weekend
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05/21/08
NRC Commissioner's Proposal to Store High-Level Radioactive Waste More Safely Supported by Science Advocacy Group
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05/07/08
House Kicks Off Debate Over Future Of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
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05/07/08
Chrysler Gas Gimmick Keeps Consumers Addicted to Oil, Science Group Says
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05/01/08
New Massachusetts Green Power Program a Model for the Country, Science Advocacy Group Says
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04/24/08
Confined Animal Feeding Operations Cost Taxpayers Billions, New Report Finds
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04/23/08
Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference Over Last Five Years
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04/22/08
New Fuel Economy Proposal Starts Strong, Then Puts on the Brakes
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04/18/08
New Report Says Major Gains Possible Under Fuel Economy Law
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04/17/08
Scientists Call on Next President to Take Unilateral Steps to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Threat, Set World On Path Toward Prohibition
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04/16/08
Bush Makes Last Desperate Attempt to Derail Progress on Global Warming
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04/09/08
Achoo! Global Warming Intensifies Allergy Season, Pollutes Air
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04/03/08
Bipartisan Senate Energy Tax Package Announced Today Will Save Consumers Money, Boost Economy, Create Jobs
Commentary
04/02/08
California Takes a Step Backward on Ultra-Clean Cars
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03/27/08
Three Mile Island 29 Years Later: Nuclear Safety Problems Still Unresolved
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03/25/08
California Must Reinvent, Not Weaken Ultra-Clean Car Standard
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03/18/08
Groups across Political Spectrum Tell Congress to Include Federal Scientists in Pending Whistleblower Bill
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03/13/08
GAO Report Finds EPA Library Closures Undercut Agency’s Mission; UCS Research Concludes Closures Impede Fed Scientists’ Work
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03/11/08
EPA to Announce New Ozone Pollution Standard
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03/04/08
Renewable Energy Tax Package Will Save Consumers Money, Boost Economy, Create Jobs, Says Business-Consumer Coalition
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02/20/08
U.S. Attempt to Shoot Down Satellite Undermines Efforts to Ban Space Weapons, Reduces U.S. Security, Science Group Says
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02/14/08
Scientists Call on next President to End Political Interference in Science; Guarantee Scientists' Freedoms
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02/13/08
New Report Recommends Unilateral Steps for the Next U.S. President to Reduce Threat of Nuclear Weapons, Lead World to Eventual Ban
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01/15/08
FDA OKs Cloned Meat and Milk; USDA Keeps Moratorium in Place
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01/14/08
Interior Department Releases Study on Cape Wind's Environmental Footprint
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01/11/08
Detroit Hosts First Auto Show After New Fuel Economy Law
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12/19/07
EPA Denies California Waiver to Regulate Vehicle Global Warming Pollution
Commentary
12/18/07
House Vote Sends Landmark Energy Bill to President Bush
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12/13/07
Senate Energy Bill Establishes Breakthrough Fuel Economy and Fuels Standards
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12/13/07
New Poll: Majority of South Carolina Republicans and Democratic Voters say reducing nuclear weapons would make country safer
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12/12/07
Court Rules Against Automakers; Defends California Tailpipe Law
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12/11/07
Serious Safety and Security Risks Undercut Nuclear Power's Role in Minimizing Global Warming, New Report Finds
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12/07/07
Senate Denies Americans Clean, Affordable Energy
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12/06/07
House Passes Historic Energy Bill
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12/06/07
Leading Climate Scientists Call for Limiting Global Warming to Less than 2 Degrees Celsius above Pre-Industrial Levels
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12/06/07
Senate Committee Passes Historic Bill to Reduce Global Warming Pollution
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12/05/07
House Energy Bill Momentum Continues to Build
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12/03/07
House Reaches Historic Breakthrough on Fuel Economy
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11/16/07
Massachusetts Legislative Panel Approves Crucial Bill to Tackle Global Warming
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11/15/07
Midwestern States Form Regional Cap-And-Trade Pact to Cut Global Warming Pollution
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11/13/07
When Carbon Counts, Biofuels Beat Liquid Coal
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11/08/07
California to Sue EPA for Clean Car Waiver
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11/06/07
Prominent Science Group Recognizes Lisbeth Gronlund for Global Security Work
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11/02/07
Dozens of Organizations Ask Congress To Eliminate Funding For Dangerous Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Program
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11/01/07
Subcommittee Action on Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill “A Turning Point,” Science Group Says
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11/01/07
UCS Launches New Searchable Map of Nuclear Reactors, Safety Problems
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11/01/07
Congress Should Cut Nuclear Energy Loan Guarantee Provisions From Energy Bill, Advocacy Groups Say
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10/31/07
Senate Panel Approves Bill Strengthening Consumer Product Safety Commission; Includes Whistleblower Protection
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10/30/07
House Panel to Hold Hearing Tomorrow on NASA Suppression of Airline Pilot Survey
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10/29/07
Automakers Face Reality: International Alliance Calls for an Energy Bill This Year That Raises Fuel Economy Standards
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10/25/07
15 Percent by 2020 National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Save Consumers Money and Fight Global Warming, Science Group Says
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10/19/07
Michigan Sens. Levin and Stabenow's Push to Weaken Fuel Economy Provision Would Shortchange Consumers, Science Group Says
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10/18/07
Lieberman-Warner Bill A Serious Start, But Must Go Further To Avoid Global Warming’s Worst Consequences, Science Group Says
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10/16/07
New USDA Grass-fed Rules will Benefit Consumers and the Environment
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10/12/07
Nobel Peace Prize Should Spur U.S. Action on Climate Change, Says Science Advocacy Group
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10/05/07
Toyota Campaign to Scuttle Stronger Fuel Economy Measures in Energy Bill Undermines Its Green Reputation
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09/28/07
Bush Administration's Major Global Warming Polluters Meeting Amounts to Nothing, Says Science Advocay Group
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09/27/07
Dingell Carbon Tax Proposal not an Alternative to Passing an Energy Bill
Commentary
09/25/07
The Bush Administration’s Sideshow on Global Warming: It’s Time to Join The Rest of The World, says Science Advocacy Group
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09/21/07
Congress Passes Law Improving FDA Drug Approval Process to Better Protect Consumers
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09/20/07
New Report Sets Target for U.S. Emissions Cuts
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09/19/07
House FDA Bill Fails to Address Conflicts of Interest
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09/12/07
Federal Court Rules Automakers Have Technology to Makes Cleaner Cars
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09/10/07
Energy Bill Could Hurt Taxpayers with Nuclear Handouts
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09/10/07
CA Assembly to Vote on Low Carbon Fuel Standard
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08/31/07
Preliminary Government Mpg Numbers Show CAFE Success, Toyota Faltering
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08/22/07
California Benefits from New Regional Global Warming Goal
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08/16/07
U.S. Automakers Misleading the Public about Benefits of Stronger Fuel Economy Standards, Science Group Says
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08/04/07
House Energy Bill Will Strengthen Energy Security, Save Consumers Money, Create Jobs, and Fight Climate Change, Science Group Says
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08/02/07
Southeast States Would Benefit from National Renewable Electricity Standard, New Analysis Finds
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08/02/07
Warner-Lieberman Climate Bill Proposal Needs Strengthening
Commentary
08/01/07
New Nuclear Facility Undermines International Security
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07/31/07
Salmon Die-Off Investigation Spurs Broader Discussion of Political Interference in Science; Congress Explores Ways to Fix Damage
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07/26/07
UCS Announces 2007 "Science Idol" Winner
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07/24/07
Senate Confirmation of OMB Directorship Should Question New OMB Control Over Agency Regulations, says Science Group
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07/20/07
FWS Acknowledges "Inappropriate Influence" In Decision-Making; Actions Insufficient to Restore Scientific Integrity to Policy Making
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07/12/07
New Report: National Renewable Electricity Standard would lead to jobs, consumer savings, less pollution;
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07/11/07
Raising Fuel Economy Standards: An Engine For Auto Industry & U.S. Job Growth
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07/11/07
Global Warming Will Hit U.S. Northeast Hard Unless Action Taken Now;
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06/25/07
UCS, Celebrity Judges Reveal Finalists in Second Editorial Cartoon Contest
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06/21/07
Handful of Senators Block Clean Energy Vote
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06/21/07
EPA Falls Short of Scientists' Calls for Stricter Controls on Smog
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06/19/07
Largest Poultry Producer to Sell Chickens Raised Without Antibiotics
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06/18/07
GAO Report Finds Federal Agency Media Policies Unclear
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06/13/07
Senate Whistleblower Bill Leaves Out Protection for Scientists
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06/11/07
House Subcommittee to Consider FDA Legislation Tomorrow; Science Group Says Bill Needs More Safeguards to Protect Fed Scientists
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06/07/07
Auto Companies Spread Misinformation on Clean Car Discount Ahead of Vote
Commentary
06/07/07
President Putin Needn't Worry About a U.S. Missile Defense System: It Won't Work, Says Leading U.S. Science Group
Commentary
06/05/07
Detroit Auto Execs in Washington Tomorrow to Fight Real Improvements on Fuel Economy
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05/25/07
Scientists, public health advocates and consumer groups demand impartial FDA review of commonly used diabetes drug
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05/24/07
Automakers Summer Prescription For American Drivers: Higher Gas Prices, More Pollution
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05/23/07
Another Contrived Missile Defense Test is Coming Up
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05/23/07
House Panel Zeroes Out New Nuclear Warhead Program
Commentary
05/21/07
New Study Finds CA Clean Car Discount Would Save Car Buyers Money, Cut Global Warming Pollution
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05/16/07
Missile Defense Splits Democrats, Cuts Could Go Deeper, UCS Says
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05/14/07
Union of Concerned Scientists Releases “Scientific Integrity Curriculum Guide”
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05/14/07
President Bush Directs EPA to Cut U.S. Gasoline Consumption
Commentary
05/10/07
Reducing Tropical Deforestation is Feasible, Affordable, and Essential to Avoid Dangerous Global Warming, Top Experts Say
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05/09/07
Union of Concerned Scientists to Congress: Politics Trumps Science at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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05/01/07
Interior Official Who Censored Federal Scientists Resigns But Political Interference Remains a Serious Problem, Scientist Group Says
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04/23/07
New Commerce Department Media Policy Fails to Protect Scientists from Political Interference, Groups Say
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04/11/07
States Reach Renewable Energy Milestone
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04/10/07
UCS Media Alert: EPA/DOE Announce Renewable Fuel/CAFE Plans
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04/03/07
Honda, Toyota Beat Detroit in New Automaker 'Green' Rankings
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04/02/07
Supreme Court Rules Government Authorized to Curb Vehicle Global Warming Pollution
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03/28/07
UCS Joins with Top Cartoonists for Scientific Integrity Cartoon Contest
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03/27/07
Flex-Fuel Vehicles Won't End Oil Dependence
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03/20/07
Safe Climate Act Best Chance to Avert Dangerous Climate Change, Scientists Say
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03/15/07
House Passes Historic Whistleblower Bill Protecting Federal Scientists
Commentary
03/14/07
Bipartisan Support for More Stringent Fuel Efficiency Standards Grows
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03/06/07
Genetically Engineered Rice Contamination Renews Calls for Caution
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03/02/07
New Nuclear Warhead Design Unnecessary
Commentary
03/01/07
New Vehicle Design Surpasses State Global Warming Standards
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02/08/07
Scientists Praise New Clean Energy Legislation
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02/07/07
Scientists Urge Senators to Restore Scientific Integrity
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02/02/07
Authoritative Report Confirms Human Activity Driving Global Warming
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01/30/07
Investigation Reveals Widespread Suppression of Federal Climate Research
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01/24/07
President and Congress Should Turn Proposals into Reality
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01/19/07
China Tests Anti-Satellite Weapon
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01/18/07
Massachusetts Rejoins Regional Fight against Global Warming
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01/16/07
Scientists Praise Bill that Would Significantly Reduce Global Warming Emissions
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01/09/07
2006 Warmest Year on Record in U.S.
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01/03/07
Scientists' Report Documents ExxonMobil’s Tobacco-like Disinformation Campaign on Global Warming Science
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12/28/06
Scientists Say Cloning Animals for Food has Uncertain Benefits, Many Drawbacks
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12/18/06
Screening for Invasive Species Could Save U.S. Billions, Study Suggests
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12/15/06
Scientists’ Report on Pasture-Raised Systems Helps Consumers Navigate Pork and Poultry Aisles
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12/15/06
IPCC's Climate Change Report Findings Still Being Finalized
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12/13/06
Corporate, Military Leaders Reignite Debate Over Fuel Economy Standards
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12/11/06
10,600 Scientists Condemn Political Interference in Science
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12/08/06
Debate in Minnesota Over Proposed Coal Plant Is National Test Case
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12/08/06
EPA Air Pollution Plan Puts Politics Before Science
Commentary
12/05/06
Californians Put at High Risk from Construction Pollution
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11/30/06
DOE Proposes Nuclear Waste Dumps to 11 Communities
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11/30/06
Major Plutonium Study Eliminates Rationale for New Nuclear Weapons Push
Commentary
11/29/06
Global Warming's Day in Court
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11/18/06
President-elect Obama's Speech on Global Warming Hits the Right Note, National Science Group Says
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11/14/06
President, Big Three Should Get Serious on Energy Security
Commentary
10/31/06
Clean Energy Ballot Initiative Expected to Save $1.1 Billion on Electric Bills by 2025
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10/30/06
Unchecked Global Warming a Massive Threat to US and Global Economies
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10/30/06
Systematic Interference with Science at Interior Department Exposed
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10/11/06
North Korean Nuclear Test: U.S. Missile Defense Isn’t the Answer
Commentary
10/04/06
Global Warming Will Alter Character of the Northeast
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10/03/06
Indiana Professor Claims Top Prize in Scientific Integrity Cartoon Contest
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09/27/06
Ice Melts on U.S. Global Warming Policy as Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Global Warming Legislation
Commentary
09/20/06
Automakers Targeted by Lawsuit in California Contribute to Global Warming
Commentary
09/18/06
New Report: Long Shutdowns Prove Nuclear Power More Dangerous and Expensive than Necessary
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09/05/06
Nuclear Power Plant Security Officers in Texas Reprimanded for Trying to Provide Security
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09/01/06
Vehicle Updates from the Union of Concerned Scientists
Commentary
08/31/06
California Enacts Nation's Toughest Global Warming Bill
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08/29/06
California Bill Marks National Turning Point in Fighting Global Warming
Commentary
08/16/06
Northeast States Take Landmark Step in Fighting Global Warming
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08/08/06
Acting FDA Director Pledges to Address Abuse of Science
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08/07/06
BP Pipeline Shutdown Highlights Nation's Oil Dependence
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08/01/06
New FDA Head Must Restore Scientific Integrity at Agency
Commentary
04/11/06
Administration’s Nuclear Saber Rattling on Iran Threatens Global Security
Commentary
10/24/05
Using RSS
Commentary
04/26/05
California Scientists Issue Global Warming Warning
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06/09/03
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