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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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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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When It Comes to Fissile Material, More Is Not Better

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Death, Taxes, and Food

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What do Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Indonesian Forests All Have in Common?

Lael Goodman
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The NRC and Natural Hazards to Nuclear Plants

Ed Lyman
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Missile Defense Oversight: Pulling the Punches

Laura Grego
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The Long Road to Healthier Living

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Why Should We Conserve Southeast Asia’s Peat Swamp Forests?

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Are Air Conditioners Chilling the Benefits of Electric Vehicles?

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Which Electricity Source Will Best Weather the Drought in California?

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April 8, 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Thins as Old Thick Ice Rapidly Disappears

Melanie Fitzpatrick

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Science, Democracy and a Healthy Food Environment

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Who Pays for the NRC?

Dave Lochbaum
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April 7, 2014

Africa’s Meningitis Belt and the Power of a Single Weather Forecast

Roberto Mera
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April 4, 2014

Any Port in a Storm: Public and Private Sector Funding for Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

April 3, 2014

Five Kinds of Things the UCS Satellite Database Can Tell You

Laura Grego
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The EPA, Human Studies, and Getting the Science Right

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How Many Products with Palm Oil Do I Use in a Day?

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April 2, 2014

Tomorrow’s Cars, Funded Today: DOE Re-energizes the ATVM Loan Program

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Top 7 Reasons for Considering an Electric Vehicle Today

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Top 5 Ways the Latest IPCC Review of Climate Change Reflects the U.S. Experience

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Which Costs More? Transmission Lines for 10x More Renewable Energy, or Pipelines for 2x More Natural Gas

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President Obama’s Plan to Cut Methane Emissions Will Help Reduce Climate Risks of Natural Gas

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