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The U.S. has long benefited from the scholarship of international scientists. The Trump administration's policies are forcing many to reconsider their careers here.

Office of the Clerk for SCOTUS announced Justice Alito will not participate in the Suncor v. Boulder case, which SCOTUS is set to hear arguments for in one week. Statement by Kathy Mulvey at the Union...

President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.

Attribution science has transformed our understanding of how anthropogenic emissions shape extreme weather events, yet the field remains constrained by repeatedly demonstrating anthropogenic influence...

Different types of storms explained.

Layoffs, construction stoppages, and service cuts could follow from a sudden break in federal funding

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zg4qsbxi23 September 2026: Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the climate crisis has entered a new phase in which overshoot is now inevitable, while the ener...

In the final months before our last national election in 2024, a vicious lie targeting Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, raced across social media and into the presidential campaign. Donald Trump repeated it during a nationally televised debate. JD Vance amplified it. Days later, Vance told C

President Trump’s threats to annihilate Iran with nuclear weapons are dangerous, making it likelier that other countries seek nuclear weapons for protection.

At least 124 people were killed in 2025 for protecting their homelands, forests, farms and waterways from pollution and other harms, according to a new report.

Senior Policy Director for the Climate and Energy program Dr. Rachel Cleetus is a co-author of the commentary “Research priorities for robust climate assessments in the United States."

Advocates and scientists warn that giving political appointees power over research grants would “upend” U.S. science

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

Back for its third year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are making a positive and sig...

US Forest Service founders Gifford Pinchot and President Teddy Roosevelt would be rolling in their graves knowing what has become of the world’s largest wildland fire research organization, the very institution they helped build. Teddy Roosevelt helped establish 230 million acres of public lands dur

Big Oil Immunity Bill Connected to Prominent Right-Wing Operative Leonard Leo in House Judiciary Committee Markup

As funding cuts reshape the US research landscape, Stefano Cataldi is turning towards policy and advocacy work to defend science.

“Cruel Disregard for People’s Health”—EPA Repeals Power Plant Carbon Standards, Proposes Eliminating Its Authority to Regulate Heat-trapping Emissions from Coal and Gas Plants

Despite Widespread Opposition, Republicans Will Push Legislation in the House Judiciary Committee to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies from Climate Laws and Lawsuits