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
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May 12, 2015 30% Renewable Energy by 2030: Udall-Markey National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Boost Economy and Protect Consumers Jeff Deyette Director of State Policy and Analysis
May 12, 2015 Perils of New Nuclear Fuel: Part 3 – Grand Gulf’s Safety Suspension Dave Lochbaum Former Contributor
If you ignore the benefits side of the cost-benefit equation, it's hard to come up with anything but bad news. But when you take a solid look at both sides of the equation, you see a pretty impressive net-positive. May 8, 2015 The EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Setting the Record Straight on the Benefits and Costs John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
May 7, 2015 U.S. Plays Word Games in Statement about Alert Level of Nuclear Weapons Lisbeth Gronlund Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director
May 7, 2015 Water Bond Blunders: It’s Time for California to Stop Looking to the Past and Start Planning for the Future Juliet Christian-Smith Western States Regional Director
May 6, 2015 Added Sugar on the Nutrition Facts Label: Public Comments to the FDA Show Big Food Is Sour on Science Deborah Bailin Former contributor
May 6, 2015 CNN Just Went a Full Year without Debating the Reality of Climate Change Aaron Huertas Former Contributor
May 6, 2015 Your Handy Guide to Attacks on How the Endangered Species Act Uses Science Michael Halpern Former Contributor
May 5, 2015 Sea Level Rise, Growing Flood Risks, and the Need for a Strong Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
May 4, 2015 Batteries, Hydrogen, and Hybrids: Where We Are Now, and Where We’re Going David Reichmuth Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program
May 1, 2015 From Baltimore Protests to Food: The Importance of Community Voices Lindsey Haynes-Maslow Former contributor
April 30, 2015 Picking Up Speed: Why California Climate Action Keeps Moving Ahead Adrienne Alvord Former Contributor
April 29, 2015 UCS Webinar on Nuclear Hair-Trigger Alert and Launch-on-Warning David Wright Former Contributor
April 28, 2015 Perils of New Nuclear Fuel: Part 2 – Grand Gulf’s Mighty Pen Dave Lochbaum Former Contributor
April 27, 2015 Japan’s Top Hawk Calls for the United States to End Hair-Trigger Alert Gregory Kulacki East Asia Project Manager
April 27, 2015 Nuclear Hair-Trigger and Launch-on-Warning: The World Says “No” Lisbeth Gronlund Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director