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
February 28, 2017 The Social Cost of Carbon Underscores an Obvious Fact: Climate Change is Costly Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
February 27, 2017 The NRC and Nuclear Safety Culture: Do As I Say, Not As I Do Dave Lochbaum Former Contributor
Credit: NPS February 27, 2017 Will the US Choose to Be on the Right Side of History and Welcome Climate Refugees? Adam Markham Former Staff
February 24, 2017 A Tribute to Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize Winner and a Giant Among Economic Thinkers Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
Photo: Jack Pearce/CC BY-SA 2.0, Flickr February 23, 2017 Congress Does Industry’s Bidding by Cutting Public Safeguards Genna Reed Former Staff
February 23, 2017 Overpopulation, and a Movie that Definitely Won’t Get the Oscar Doug Boucher Former Contributor
Photo: WatchTheFlash_Photography February 23, 2017 Marginalizing Transgender Students Weakens Science and Diminishes America Michael Halpern Former Contributor
Creative Commons/Mulad (Flickr) February 22, 2017 Governor Dayton Must Step Up to Protect Energy Consumers Jessica Collingsworth Former Contributor
February 22, 2017 Why You Can't Buy a Tesla in Connecticut (and 5 Other States) Daniel Gatti Former contributor
February 21, 2017 Will New Mexico Join the Next Generation of Clean Energy Leaders? Jeff Deyette Director of State Policy and Analysis
Photo: justice.gov February 17, 2017 The Man Who Sued the EPA is Now Running It. What Does That Mean for the Environment? Ken Kimmell Former President
February 15, 2017 Learning from Oroville Dam Disaster: State Water Board Proposes Climate Change Resolution Juliet Christian-Smith Western States Regional Director
February 15, 2017 Kudos to NRC for Lessons-Learned Review at Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Dave Lochbaum Former Contributor
Publicsource.org February 15, 2017 Solar vs Nuclear: The Tale of Two Energy Sources Mike Jacobs Senior Energy Analyst
February 14, 2017 One Way You Can Help Fight Against Political Interference in Science: Tell Us About It Michael Halpern Former Contributor
February 13, 2017 Love Local Food? Here’s a Promising Way to Protect the Local Land that Grows It Andrea Basche Former contributor
Learn more about self-driving cars here. February 13, 2017 How to Ensure Self-Driving Vehicles Don’t Ruin Everything Josh Goldman Former Contributor
February 10, 2017 Can Republicans Find Their Voice on Climate Change via a Carbon Tax? Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
February 8, 2017 Electricity Rates Are Sorely Outdated. Let’s Give them an Upgrade. Julie McNamara Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy
February 8, 2017 Congress Forcing MDA to Choose Missile Defense Site It Does Not Want Laura Grego Research Director, Senior Scientist
February 8, 2017 Congress is Trying to Protect Federal Scientists Because President Trump Isn’t Gretchen Goldman President of UCS