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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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Stephen Young

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March 23, 2017

Here’s an Energy Savings Plan: Buy When Prices Are Lower

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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March 23, 2017

People Still Care About Science: California Commits to Using Climate Science in Water Decisions

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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March 23, 2017

Monsanto's Four Tactics for Undermining Glyphosate Science Review

Genna Reed
Former Staff

March 23, 2017

Why the Time is Right for Nevada to Raise its Renewable Portfolio Standard

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

March 22, 2017

You Can Support Science and Push Back Against the Anti-Science Agenda: Here’s How

UCS Science Network

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March 22, 2017

Trump’s "Skinny" Budget Would Starve Farmers of Support, Leave Kids and Seniors Hungry

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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March 22, 2017

When I March for Science, I’ll March for Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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March 22, 2017

The Safety of Coal Miners—and Every Worker in America—Is at Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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March 22, 2017

Fact-checking the Trump Administration's Claims about EPA's Vehicle Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

March 20, 2017

Counting the Attacks on Science by the Trump Administration and Congress

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

March 20, 2017

Why Freezing North Korea’s Weapons Programs Would Make Us Safer

David Wright
Former Contributor

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March 17, 2017

What NASA Earth Missions are on the Chopping Block? – PACE, CLARREO, OCO-3, and DSCOVR

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

March 17, 2017

Cover Crop Challenges: A Reminder That In Agriculture, Even Small Changes Can Be Hard

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

March 17, 2017

Secretary of Defense James Mattis: The Lone Climate Change Soldier in this Administration’s Cabinet

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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March 16, 2017

Food Production Does NOT Need to Double by 2050 (And Other Required Reading for the Next USDA Secretary)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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March 16, 2017

Budget Proposal Throws Coal Communities under the Bus

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

March 16, 2017

New START is a Winner

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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March 16, 2017

Will Congress Turn Its Back on the Safety of America's Workers?

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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March 16, 2017

Helping the FDA Define "Healthy" Food Labels

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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March 16, 2017

Are Electric Buses Feasible?

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

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March 15, 2017

Who's Marching for Science—and Why? Here Are 15 Answers

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March 15, 2017

We’ve Said It, the Post Says It, Now SciAm Too: Take Weapons Off Alert

David Wright
Former Contributor

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March 15, 2017

President Trump Has a Wrecking Ball (and it’s Aimed at the Climate)

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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March 15, 2017

EPA Pulls Back Sound Policy Judgment at Behest of Auto Industry

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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