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Colliding Crises
Across the US, the housing crisis and climate change-fueled extreme heat are increasingly colliding.
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Working with Nature to Protect California's Agricultural Regions
California’s agricultural regions face many interconnected challenges. Implementing nature-based solutions will address climate and water issues, provide public health, environmental and community benefits all while decreasing taxpayer costs.
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Access Denied
The Trump administration is evading legal requirements as it attacks a wide range of public health, environmental, and safety rules.
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Science and Democracy Under Siege
This administration's first 6 months have been characterized by destruction, division, and chaos.
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Understanding California’s Transmission Development Delays and Paths to Reform
California’s investor-owned utilities have not delivered the transmission buildout to meet state goals, nor have they fully addressed the reasons for continued delays.
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Harnessing the Power of Electric Vehicles
UCS research shows that vehicle-grid integration (VGI) enables electric system savings, ranging from $1.8 billion - $11.7 billion per year in 2045.
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Keeping Everyone's Lights On
The grid today is woefully unprepared to meet our current climate reality.
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Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
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Plutonium Pit Production
The US plan to build new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons is unnecessary, risky, and dangerous to the health of workers and communities.
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Road Map Toward Just Land Transition California
Through California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the San Joaquin Valley is undergoing a just land transition aiming to address groundwater depletion caused by irrigated agriculture.
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Evaluating Ballot Design in the 2024 General Election
A review of sample ballots used in the 2024 general election in key states
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Advancing the Scientific Integrity Act
Congress needs to protect federal science from politicization. Here's why.