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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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Senior Washington Representative

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March 17, 2014

Will Tesla be a Game-Changer for Battery Energy Storage?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

March 17, 2014

The Economic Impacts of Future Coal Production in West Virginia

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

March 15, 2014

Disaggregation: Satellite Navigation More Resilient Than You Think

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

March 14, 2014

Another Step Forward for Cape Wind: Federal Court Upholds Decade-Long Review Process

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

March 14, 2014

Grid Security and Renewable Energy: Too Much Information, or Not Enough?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

March 13, 2014

Dear Tesla Gigafactory

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

March 13, 2014

How High Did China’s May 2013 Launch Go?

David Wright
Former Contributor

March 12, 2014

How to Rescue Us from High Energy Bills? Energy Efficiency!

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

March 12, 2014

Michigan Can Triple Its Use of Renewable Energy at Virtually No Additional Cost

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

March 12, 2014

Nuclear Goldilocks: Combatting the Cumulative Effects of Non-Regulation

David Wright
Former Contributor

March 11, 2014

Nuclear Disaster American Style

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 10, 2014

Four Climate Change Facts To Keep the Senate Up All Night

Melanie Fitzpatrick

March 10, 2014

The U.S. MOX Program: Going, Going, Gone?

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

March 7, 2014

Women, Renewable Energy, and International Women’s Day: A Conversation with WoWE

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

March 7, 2014

The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2013

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 7, 2014

A Tipping Point for Palm Oil, Deforestation, and Peat?

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

March 6, 2014

China in Focus #16: Continuity and Change under China’s Chairman Xi

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

March 6, 2014

Many World Heritage Sites are Predicted to Fall Victim to Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

March 6, 2014

What’s the Big Idea in President Obama’s Budget? Building Resilience to Climate Consequences.

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

March 6, 2014

Is Palm Oil-Driven Deforestation the Secret Ingredient in Your Favorite Products?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

March 6, 2014

Solar Energy Soars, Now Generates Enough Power for More than Two Million Homes

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

March 6, 2014

How the EPA Can Set a Strong, Flexible Power Plant Carbon Standard

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

March 6, 2014

Palm Oil: To Boycott or not to Boycott?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

March 5, 2014

Highlights from the FY15 NNSA Budget Highlights

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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