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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 6, 2014

Finding Glimmers of Hope on Capitol Hill

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

January 6, 2014

Cleantech Crash or Crescendo: What “60 Minutes” Got Wrong… and Right

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

January 4, 2014

Lyman Presentation to the NRC on Nuclear Waste

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 3, 2014

Lochbaum Presentation to NRC Panel on Flooding

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 3, 2014

In Science and Democracy We Trust: A Family History and a Nation’s Future

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

January 2, 2014

Biodiesel Update: Now with More Soy

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

December 24, 2013

Commenting on the Waste Confidence Decision

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 23, 2013

Is that Truck Wearing a… Skirt?

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

December 23, 2013

Is there Really a Study on Goats and Urine? More on Senator Coburn's Wastebook

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 20, 2013

Environmental Justice Must be a Part of Obama's Climate Action Plan

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 20, 2013

More Chicken or Pork, Less Beef: A Holiday Gift for the Climate

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

December 20, 2013

Part-Time Activism for the Busy Expert: A Molecular Biologist's Tale

UCS Science Network

December 20, 2013

A Victory for Common Sense on Missile Defense

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

December 20, 2013

How Disclosure Changed a Conversation on Fracking (And Why that Matters)

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

December 19, 2013

Toward a Clean Energy Future: 7 Top Reasons to Celebrate 2013

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

December 19, 2013

Wind in the Great Plains – and the Flood that Shut Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 19, 2013

Continuing Concrete Problems at Seabrook

David Wright
Former Contributor

December 19, 2013

Using Science to Address Inaction, Not Just Uncertainty

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

December 19, 2013

The Science Behind the Grants on Senator Coburn's Hit List: The Waste that Wasn't

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 18, 2013

Ohio's Clean Energy Standards: Another Battle Won, but Opponents Vow to Fight On

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

December 18, 2013

On Congressman Wolf

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

December 18, 2013

What is Lifecycle Assessment—and Why Does it Matter?

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

December 17, 2013

Safety and Security Concerns about Small Modular Reactors: NuScale’s Design

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

December 17, 2013

Consumers, Carbon Majors, and the Start of a New Conversation about Climate Change

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

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