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September 23, 2025

The USDA Cancels Annual Hunger Study While Trump Policies Drive Up Food Prices

Canceling the annual Household Food Security Reports is part of a broader Trump administration effort to suppress data inconvenient to its political agenda.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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September 23, 2025

How to Make the Next Trump-Kim Meeting a Success

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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September 23, 2025

Howard Lutnick’s Record as Commerce Secretary: Banging U-eys

Kate Cell
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August 24, 2018

The Importance of Briefing NASA Deputy Administrator Nominee on the Latest Climate Science

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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August 23, 2018

Trump Twists the Law to Bail Out Coal

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

August 23, 2018

Naughty and Nice Nuclear Nappers

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 22, 2018

How to Think about Space-Based Missile Defense

David Wright
Former Contributor

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August 22, 2018

What Congress Does Next Could Cost Farmers and Taxpayers Billions

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Laura Hamilton

August 22, 2018

Bringing Communication Back Into Science: Incentivizing #scicomm Efforts for Early Career Scientists

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August 22, 2018

Public Discussion of Science Policy Surges Nationwide as Thousands Engage in Science Rising

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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August 21, 2018

A Power Plan No More: Trump Team Slaps Down Progress, Clears Way for Dirty Air

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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August 21, 2018

Will California Continue its Progress on Clean Electricity?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

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August 21, 2018

The EPA’s Proposed Chemical Disaster Rule is a Disaster in the Making

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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August 20, 2018

Why Would Illinois Want More Pollution from Coal Power?

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

August 17, 2018

The Senate Will Accelerate Kelvin Droegemeier’s White House Science Advisor Nomination. That’s a Good Thing.

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Troye Owens

August 16, 2018

For Washington Voters, I-1631 is a Chance to Tackle Climate Change Head On

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

August 16, 2018

Anticipated Transient Without Scram

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

The FDA just unveiled its new social media policy, which provides guidance to their employees on use of social media for official and personal purposes.

August 15, 2018

Strong Leadership Makes for Satisfied Federal Scientists: A Case Study at the FDA

Genna Reed
Former Staff

USDA

August 15, 2018

Is Scientific Integrity Safe at the USDA?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

August 14, 2018

We Surveyed Thousands of Federal Scientists. Here are Some Potential Reasons Why the Response Rate Was Lower than Usual

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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August 14, 2018

Trump Administration Takes Aim at Public Health Protections

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

US Geological Survey

August 14, 2018

UCS Survey Shows Interior Department is Worse Than We Thought—And That’s Saying Something

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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August 14, 2018

Happy 10th Birthday to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act!

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 14, 2018

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Results of Our 2018 Federal Scientists Survey

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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August 13, 2018

What’s New with NextGrid?

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

August 13, 2018

Obstruction of Injustice: Making Mountains out of Molehills at the Cooper Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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August 10, 2018

In the Final Stretch of the Farm Bill, Keep an Eye on Crop Insurance. (Crop Insurance?)

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

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