Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images 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
Cedric Letsch/Unsplash August 19, 2025 We Can Have it All: Forward-Looking Climate Policy and Affordability. Here’s How. Daniel Barad Western States Policy Manager
Alex Wong/Getty Images August 14, 2025 Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy Gretchen Goldman President of UCS
May 16, 2017 Reduce Risk, Increase Benefits: More Energy Progress for Massachusetts? John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
©corlaffra/Shutterstock.com May 16, 2017 ConocoPhillips Shareholders to Consider Climate-Related Lobbying and Executive Perks Kathy Mulvey Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program
May 15, 2017 Five Ways to Move Beyond the March: A Guide for Scientists Seeking Strong, Inclusive Science UCS Science Network
In UCS's 2016 Climate Accountability Scorecard, both ExxonMobil and Chevron scored "poor" in the area of Planning for a World Free From Carbon Pollution. Look for a Scorecard update later this year. May 15, 2017 Chevron, ExxonMobil Face Growing Investor Concerns About Climate Risk Kathy Mulvey Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program
May 13, 2017 North Korea’s Missile in New Test Would Have 4,500 km Range David Wright Former Contributor
May 10, 2017 New Arctic Climate Change Report: Stark Findings Confront Secretary of State Tillerson Ahead of G7 Brenda Ekwurzel Director of Scientific Excellence
Photo: James Gathany, CDC May 9, 2017 5 Reasons Why the Regulatory Accountability Act is Bad for Science Yogin Kothari Former Contributor
May 9, 2017 Solar Jobs, Coal Jobs, and the Value of Jobs in General Peter O'Connor Former contributor
May 9, 2017 What Does Scott Gottlieb’s Leadership Mean for Scientific Integrity at the FDA? Genna Reed Former Staff
May 9, 2017 How Oats Could Save Iowa’s Farmers (and Fight Pollution) Karen Perry Stillerman Deputy Director
May 8, 2017 Advisory Committee Shakeup Targets Independent Science and Scientists Genna Reed Former Staff
Science in action (Credit: J. Rogers) May 3, 2017 Kids, Scientific Integrity, and What We Can Learn From the Local Science Fair John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
Photo: UCS/Anthony Eyring May 2, 2017 What's Next After the Peoples Climate March? Riding the Momentum and Bringing It Home Erika Spanger Director of Strategic Climate Analytics
San Juan Citizens Alliance/EcoFlight (flickr) May 1, 2017 New Mexico’s Largest Electricity Provider Proposes Going 100% Coal-Free Julie McNamara Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy
Photo: USDA May 1, 2017 From Soup to Nuts: Science-based Recommendations for FDA's "Healthy" Label Sarah Reinhardt Former Contributor
May 1, 2017 When Will We Be Able to Stop Burning Fossil Fuels to Generate Electricity? Elliott Negin Former Contributor
Photo: Oregon Department of Agriculture. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (Flickr) April 28, 2017 Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program Off to a Great Start Jeremy Martin Director of Fuels Policy
April 27, 2017 US Needs More Options than Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste Ed Lyman Director, Nuclear Power Safety
Switching from gasoline to electricity not only reduces emissions, it can save money on fuel. Electricity and gasoline price data from the US Energy Information Agency: 2016 average residential electricity price $0.107/kWh, 2016 average gasoline price $2.40/gallon. Costs assume 11,350 annual miles driven, 28.6 MPG gasoline efficiency, 0.30 kWh/mile EV efficiency. April 27, 2017 Oregon Legislature Can Boost Electric Car Sales David Reichmuth Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program
April 27, 2017 Climate Adaptation, Adaptive Climate Justice, and People with Disabilities. Guest Commentary
April 27, 2017 Worker Memorial Day: 13 Workplace Fatalities Occur Every Day in the United States Kathleen Rest Former Executive Director