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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
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December 14, 2016

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in 2016: the Lazy Dragon Woke Up

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December 14, 2016

Ending Tropical Deforestation: Have We Got Our Priorities Backwards?

Doug Boucher
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December 14, 2016

Polar Vortex Returns. Will Wind Energy Be Left Out in the Cold?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 14, 2016

Graduate Students Organize to Promote Science-Informed Leadership in the New Executive Administration

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December 14, 2016

Trump’s Picks for Defense: What We Know About Mattis and Flynn

David Wright
Former Contributor

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December 14, 2016

A Powerful Investment: Clean Energy Financing in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

December 13, 2016

The EPA Withdraws Claim that Fracking has no “Widespread Systemic Impacts” on Drinking Water

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

December 13, 2016

Arctic Breaks Many Records – Arctic Report Card 2016

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

December 13, 2016

Protecting Against Fatigued Nuclear Plant Workers

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

Duncan Hull

December 12, 2016

Lies Hurt. Facts Matter. And So Does Resistance.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

The world's largest fossil fuel companies have worked to deceive hte public about the realities and risks of climate change for decades. Photo: Steve Garvie

December 12, 2016

Endangered Science: Why Global Warming Emissions Are Covered by the Clean Air Act

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 12, 2016

Cuts to the Fissile Materials Stockpile

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

December 11, 2016

Who is Rex Tillerson? Trump's Egregious Choice for Secretary of State

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

December 8, 2016

A Huge Success in Illinois: Future Energy Jobs Bill Signed Into Law

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

December 8, 2016

The First Three Reasons Senators Should Oppose Scott Pruitt for EPA

Angela Anderson
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December 8, 2016

Cuts to the Hedge

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

December 7, 2016

Trump’s Asia Advisors Want to Scrap the “Three Communiques” with China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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December 7, 2016

3 Ways Trump’s Department of Energy Appointee Can Create Jobs

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

December 7, 2016

President Obama Can Still Reduce Stored Nuclear Weapons & Fissile Materials

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

December 6, 2016

Eyes on the Solar Photovoltaic Revolution: 35 Years in a Front-Row Seat

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December 6, 2016

Electric Vehicles in the South: What's on the Horizon?

Peter O'Connor
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December 6, 2016

Texas Is the Best. And Worst. #1 in Both Wind Energy and Carbon Pollution.

Katharine Hayhoe
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December 6, 2016

The Nuclear Safety Value of “What If?”

Dave Lochbaum
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December 5, 2016

Origins and Implications of the Taiwan Call

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