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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
President of UCS

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May 22, 2014

Don't Just Google It: UCS Answers Your Questions about EVs

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

May 21, 2014

Palm Oil, Deforestation, and the Fast Food Industry: Would You Like a Side of Forests with That?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

May 21, 2014

House Science Committee Chairman Smith: Please Read the National Climate Assessment

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 20, 2014

Renewables and Efficiency: Opportunities in the Federal Carbon Standards

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

May 20, 2014

Oodles of Nuclear Plant Data

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 20, 2014

Climate Change is Putting Iconic Historic Sites and National Parks at Growing Risk

Adam Markham
Former Staff

May 19, 2014

Electrifying the Jeepney: How Manila Is Modernizing a Transportation Icon

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 16, 2014

Are the California Wildfires a Sign of Climate Change?

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

May 16, 2014

Workplace Charging: Good for Business and a Chance for Business to do Good

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

May 16, 2014

How One State Cut its Carbon and Created Jobs

Ken Kimmell
Former President

May 16, 2014

House Committee Supports Lifting Travel Restrictions for Government Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 15, 2014

What do Indy Grand Prix Winner Simon Pagenaud and Warwick High School have in common?

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

May 15, 2014

Governor Kasich Should Stand with Ohio and Support Clean Energy

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

May 15, 2014

Of Manatees and Mandates: Celebrating Endangered Species Day

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

May 14, 2014

Creating Order in Chaos, Or Why I Study EV Battery Recycling

UCS Science Network

May 13, 2014

Fed Up and Sugared Out with the Food Fight over Facts

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

May 13, 2014

How Monsanto Supersized a Problem in Under Three Minutes

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

May 13, 2014

Nuclear Steam Cleaning at Oyster Creek

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 12, 2014

How Green is your Data? Tech Companies and Energy Use

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

May 9, 2014

Fed Up about Food? New Film Highlights Concerns around Sugar, Science, and Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

May 9, 2014

Peat Soils vs. the Forests Above: Which Holds More Carbon?

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

May 7, 2014

More Progress for Offshore Wind: DOE Awards and Whale Protections

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

May 7, 2014

Half the Oil, Not Crude-by-Rail: Lynchburg Oil-Train Accident is Fifth in Ten Months

Paul Baer
Former contributor

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