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August 20, 2025

What Is a “Skinny” Farm Bill—and Is It a Bad Thing?

The House Agriculture Committee may attempt to push through a scaled-down version of the farm bill—but there are certain things it cannot leave out.

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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August 19, 2025

We Can Have it All: Forward-Looking Climate Policy and Affordability. Here’s How.

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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August 14, 2025

Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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September 9, 2019

The World Is in a Water Crisis and Climate Change Is Making it Worse

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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September 9, 2019

What Is the Climate Strike? An Adult’s Guide to What, Why, and How to Help

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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September 8, 2019

Scientists Ordered to Keep Quiet During Hurricane Dorian to Help President Save Face

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

Three Possible Solutions to Uneconomic Coal Generation

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

What’s a Coal State to Do?

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 5, 2019

Today’s Vehicles, Tomorrow: How Automakers Can Meet Strong 2025 Efficiency Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Melting glaciers are a clear sign of climat change and global warming.

September 5, 2019

Gut Check Time for the Paris Agreement

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

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September 4, 2019

Intense: 5 Remarkable Facts about Hurricane Dorian

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

NOAA

August 30, 2019

Hurricane Dorian: What the Presidential Candidates—and All of Us—Need to Know

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

August 29, 2019

How Can I Choose My Electricity? Options that Make a Difference Personally and Nationally

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

August 29, 2019

Women Scientists Form a Policy Advocacy Network in the Mid-Atlantic

UCS Science Network

August 28, 2019

Up Close with California’s Power Grid Operator

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

DOE

August 28, 2019

States March toward 100% Clean Energy–Who’s Next?

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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August 27, 2019

Is this Michigan Utility’s Resource Plan the Worst Ever?

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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August 27, 2019

Time is Not on Our Side for Expert Review of Restricted Science Rule

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 26, 2019

The $2.5 Billion Question Waiting at FERC

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

August 26, 2019

“More Nukes” Will Not Make Anyone Safer

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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August 26, 2019

Coal Power Trends: Visualizing the Decline of America’s Dirtiest Fuel

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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August 23, 2019

8 Times Your Voice has been Silenced by the Trump Administration

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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August 23, 2019

AB 5 is an Opportunity to Protect Workers and the Environment

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

August 22, 2019

Facing Uncertain Future, Puffins Adapt to Survive Climate Change

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

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August 22, 2019

EPA Administrator Wheeler Worsens Particulate Pollution Review Process

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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