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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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Stephen Young

Senior Washington Representative

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December 4, 2013

Reducing Public Risks from Nuclear Reactor Waste

David Wright
Former Contributor

December 4, 2013

Crowded Spent Fuel Pools

David Wright
Former Contributor

December 3, 2013

Meltdown Proof

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 2, 2013

Misleading IER Report on Wind Power Ignores Some Crucial Facts

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 2, 2013

The Heartland Institute Hijacks American Meteorological Society's Name, and AMS Fights Back

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 2, 2013

Cyber Monday Meets Growing Truck Fuel Economy

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

November 27, 2013

Japan and America’s Nuclear Posture: Lost Promise

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 26, 2013

The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Positive First Step

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

November 26, 2013

Nuclear Plant Security Report for 2012

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 25, 2013

Do We Need GMOs?

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

November 25, 2013

Francesca Grifo Leaves UCS to Oversee Scientific Integrity at EPA

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 25, 2013

Coal Mining and Public Health: How the Coal Industry, Lawyers, and Doctors Have Betrayed Miners and Their Families

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

November 25, 2013

Through the Blend Wall or Not: Experts Weigh in on Ethanol Blends and the Future of Biofuels

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

November 25, 2013

How Should California Design its Renewable Energy Future?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

November 22, 2013

North Carolina Museum Bans Screening of Film “Shored Up” – Is the Political Climate a Factor?

Guest Commentary

November 22, 2013

Talking Turkey: Saying “No Thanks” to the Poultry Rule This Thanksgiving

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

November 22, 2013

Missile Defense Doesn’t Seem to Work for Job Creation, Either

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

November 22, 2013

How Much Water Do Power Plants Use?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

November 21, 2013

Can State and Local Action Kick-Start Global Cooperation on Climate?

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

November 21, 2013

Who Is Responsible for Climate Change? New Study Identifies the Top 90 Producers of Industrial Carbon Emissions

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

November 21, 2013

How Rocket Science Can Benefit Transportation

UCS Science Network

November 20, 2013

Energy-Water Collisions: Today’s Landmark Resolution from the Nation’s Electricity Regulators

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

November 20, 2013

So Nine Nobel Laureates Walk Into the Swedish Embassy…

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 20, 2013

New CREW Report on Fracking Industry Contributions to Congressional Candidates

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

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