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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
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August 19, 2025

We Can Have it All: Forward-Looking Climate Policy and Affordability. Here’s How.

Daniel Barad
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August 14, 2025

Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy

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September 5, 2014

Cap and Trade: Alive and Well

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How Many Homes Have Rooftop Solar? The Number is Growing…

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September 4, 2014

Where Is the Wastewater Going? How Better Data Can Make Us More Resilient

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September 4, 2014

On the SEC Disclosure Rule, the People Have Spoken

Gretchen Goldman
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September 3, 2014

Michael Mann Responds to Misleading Filings in Climate Change Lawsuit

Aaron Huertas
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September 2, 2014

Hierarchy of Nuclear Regulatory Requirements

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August 28, 2014

Science Diplomacy and Subtle Ways of Discouraging International Collaboration

Michael Halpern
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August 28, 2014

What Kind of Car Should I Buy? The Science Behind Purchasing a Vehicle

Josh Goldman
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August 27, 2014

Diablo Canyon: NRC Insider’s Dissent

Dave Lochbaum
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August 27, 2014

Growing Pains: Why Companies Need to Learn to Eat Their Vegetables and Move Beyond GreenPalm Certificates

Lael Goodman
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August 27, 2014

3 Reasons You Don’t Want to Communicate About Your Research but Absolutely Should

Aaron Huertas
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August 26, 2014

A Funny Thing Happened at the Fish and Wildlife Service: The Wolverine Endangered Species Listing

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

August 26, 2014

Price-Anderson and Nuclear Safety Good Buys (or Good Byes?)

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August 25, 2014

The Cost of Installing Solar Panels: Plunging Prices, and What They Mean For You

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

August 21, 2014

Birds, Solar Power, and the Future of Renewable Energy in California

Laura Wisland
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August 20, 2014

How Much Does Rooftop Solar Power Cost? Grid Parity Here or Coming in More Than Half of U.S. States

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August 19, 2014

RCIC Look See

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August 15, 2014

Update: EPA Will Review Troublesome Communications Policy for Independent Science Advisory Board

Michael Halpern
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August 15, 2014

There Oughtta Be a Law to Fix the Grid—and There Is!

Mike Jacobs
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August 15, 2014

Charles Mann and The Atlantic Miss The Mark in a Confused Climate Change Piece

Aaron Huertas
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August 14, 2014

Not All Forests Are Created Equal: Reforesting the Tropics for People, Biodiversity, and Carbon

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Why Chrysler Has the "Dirtiest Tailpipe" and Why I Want to See Them Do Better

Dave Cooke
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August 13, 2014

Missile Defense: Taking the Path of Least Resistance

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The Economist Ignores Reality, Highlights Flawed Renewable Energy Study

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