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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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January 29, 2014

President Obama’s State of the Union: the Good, the Not-So-Good, and the Missing

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

January 29, 2014

Thanks to You, We Won The "Sound Science" Battle

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

January 29, 2014

Why Support a Flawed Farm Bill?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 29, 2014

The Biggert-Waters Act: Fix It, Don't Abandon It

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 28, 2014

Defense Science Board Off Point on Open Source Intelligence Reform

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 28, 2014

Climate Change and Nuclear Power

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 28, 2014

Alabama Scientists Drive 900 Miles to Fill Information Gaps in West Virginia Water Crisis

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

January 28, 2014

Electric Buses: How Plugs and Batteries are Replacing Wires and Diesel

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 28, 2014

Nuclear Licensing: Two-step, One-step, Tap-dance

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

Federal Trade Commission Pushes Back Against Counterfeit Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

Powering California with 50% Renewable Energy by 2030: New Analysis Shows It Can Be Done

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

A Science-Informed Post-Sandy Resilience Plan, but Hoboken Faces Challenges Implementing It

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

January 27, 2014

Who Is that Young Scientist with Michelle Obama at the State of the Union? It's Joey Hudy

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

Ambassador Jonathan Dean: 1924-2014

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 24, 2014

West Virginia Scientists to EPA, CDC: Allow Your Scientists to Speak

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 24, 2014

President Obama’s State of the Union: Will Climate Change Get Left Out in the Cold?

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

January 22, 2014

Frozen: The Cost of Electricity Soars as Wires and Pipelines Fail to Meet Demand

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

January 22, 2014

Scientific Advice for the New EPA Carbon Emissions Standards: Let’s Clear the Air

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 22, 2014

Water Woes: Dramatic Increase of Droughts in California Is a Bellwether of Future Climate Impacts

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

January 22, 2014

The Effect of Wind Turbines on Property Values: A New Study in Massachusetts Provides Some Answers

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

January 22, 2014

Robert Gates on China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 21, 2014

The Slow Burn Continues: 2013 Ranks in the Top 10 Warmest Years on Record

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

January 21, 2014

Moving California Forward: Cleaning up Freight in the Golden State

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

January 21, 2014

Is the Water Safe? The West Virginia Chemical Spill and the Importance of Scientists’ Speaking to the Media

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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