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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 16, 2014

FDA Head Speaks Up for Science

Celia Wexler
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December 16, 2014

Weighing In on Obesity—What BMI Can Tell You

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

December 16, 2014

Fuel Cells vs Plug-ins: Both are Winners

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

December 16, 2014

An Electrical Cable Fire at the Quad Cities Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 15, 2014

Who Else Stood Up for Science in 2014? Our Members’ Picks

Aaron Huertas
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December 15, 2014

Global Warming Fact: More than Half of All Industrial CO2 Pollution Has Been Emitted Since 1988

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

December 15, 2014

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

December 12, 2014

6 Reasons I Am Optimistic COP 20 in Lima Will Help Avert the Climate Crisis

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

December 12, 2014

Busting the Myth of “Job-Killing EPA Regulations”

Ken Kimmell
Former President

December 11, 2014

The NRC and the Value of Life—Revisited

David Wright
Former Contributor

December 11, 2014

Seeking Stories of Abuse of Open Records Laws

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 11, 2014

5 Facts About Nissan's Battery Manufacturing Plant

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

December 11, 2014

Interfering in the Science: Congress Targets Sage Grouse Protections in Cromnibus Bill

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

December 11, 2014

Solar Power Soars to New Heights in California

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

December 10, 2014

We’re Number One! – In What Our Land Can Do for the World’s Climate

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

December 10, 2014

At COP 20 in Lima: The Buzz about Renewable Energy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 9, 2014

Groundbreaking Study Shows How Sustainable Farming Practices Can Improve Yields

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

December 9, 2014

Preventing Asthma: Searching "Upstream" for the Evidence

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December 9, 2014

Agriculture + Ecology: No Matter What You Call It, the Science of “Agroecology” Adds Up

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

December 9, 2014

Nuclear Power Safety: Numbers and Context

Dave Lochbaum
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December 5, 2014

Energy Efficiency in Florida: It’s Working Elsewhere, So Let’s Keep Not Doing It

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

December 4, 2014

FOIAed Missile Defense Documents: Syring’s Huntsville Presentation

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

December 4, 2014

Why COP 20 Lima Matters to South American Countries

Roberto Mera
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December 3, 2014

Canadian Unions to Bargain for Scientific Integrity Reform

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