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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

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November 18, 2014

NRC: Obstructing Justice?

Dave Lochbaum
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November 17, 2014

Top 9 Technology Trends to Watch at the 2014 LA Auto Show

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

November 17, 2014

The Vital Role of Protected Areas in Climate Disaster Risk Reduction

Adam Markham
Former Staff

November 14, 2014

Debunking an Attack on Energy Efficiency and the Clean Power Plan: NERA Study Falsely Inflates Costs

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

November 14, 2014

McDonald’s Palm Oil Commitment Fails on National Fast Food Day

Lael Goodman
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November 13, 2014

We All Have Something to Contribute: Environmental Justice and the Importance of Place

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November 12, 2014

Carbon Capture, Water, and the U.S.-China Climate Agreement

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

November 12, 2014

Why We Need a Policy for Food, Health and Wellbeing

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

November 12, 2014

Good News for the Climate: U.S. & China Agree to Cut Emissions (Finally!)

Ken Kimmell
Former President

November 12, 2014

World Heritage Sites Among Many Cultural Resources Threatened by Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

November 12, 2014

The Bering Sea Bomb and the Polar Vortex in our Warming World

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

November 11, 2014

Veterans Day in Asia

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 11, 2014

Simplified Drawings: Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs)

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 10, 2014

Out of Facts, Climate Contrarians Seek to Intimidate

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

November 7, 2014

A Bad Day for the Climate, But Hope in the West

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

November 6, 2014

Clean or Dirty? Fighting Over the EPA Clean Power Plan Gets Messy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

November 5, 2014

Hyundai-Kia, the EPA, and 100 Million Reasons to Take Fuel Economy Seriously

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

November 5, 2014

Uintas Pika Watch or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Middle Schoolers

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November 5, 2014

What Happens When Solar Energy is Cheaper Than Local Electricity Prices?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

November 5, 2014

The Day After: What the Mid-Terms Mean and How To Move Forward

Ken Kimmell
Former President

November 4, 2014

Toward Science-Based Children’s Environmental Health Policies

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

November 4, 2014

NRC and Safety Culture

Dave Lochbaum
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November 3, 2014

An Update on Missile Defense Testing Plans

Laura Grego
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November 2, 2014

The IPCC’s New Climate Science Guide for the Perplexed Policymaker

Peter Frumhoff
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