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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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Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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October 4, 2013

How High Will Temperatures Rise in My Lifetime?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

October 3, 2013

Fracking and My Community’s Socioeconomic Stability: Will My Boomtown Go Bust?

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

October 3, 2013

Congressional Response to the NNSA’s Budget: Part 1

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

October 3, 2013

Electricity Rate Hikes in California? Not the Jolt Clean Energy Opponents Claim.

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

October 3, 2013

The EPA Carbon Standards for New Power Plants: How They'll Work and What's Next

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 2, 2013

Energy-Water Collisions: Our 2013 Update

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

October 2, 2013

When the Government Shuts Down, So Does Federal Science

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

October 1, 2013

Fission Stories #147: OPDRV: Sidestepping License Requirements

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 1, 2013

The PRC at 64: Defender of the Status Quo

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 30, 2013

The Consequences of Killer Cantaloupes

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

September 30, 2013

Workshop on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Safety & Security

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

September 27, 2013

“Kuaizhou” Challenges U.S. Perceptions of Chinese Military Space Strategy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 27, 2013

UN General Assembly: Time for Leaders to Deliver Climate Ambition

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

September 27, 2013

2° C or Not 2° C: Insights from the Latest IPCC Climate Report

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

September 27, 2013

New Quarterly Update to the UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

September 26, 2013

Fracking and My Community’s Air Quality: Is There Something in the Air?

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

September 26, 2013

JASON on the B61 Life Extension Program

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 25, 2013

Nuclear Safety Culture: A Work of Smart

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 25, 2013

Hot Topics for IPCC Release: Surface Temperature “Speed Bump” and the Latest on Extreme Events

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

September 24, 2013

Good News for the Climate: Electric Vehicles Posting Record Sales Across the Nation

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 24, 2013

Companies, Climate, and Trade Groups: The Saga Continues with New Data Released

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

September 24, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #15: Raising Nuclear Safety Concerns

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 23, 2013

Renewable Energy Contracts and Energy Efficiency Progress: New England is Sprinting

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

September 19, 2013

Batteries Not Included: How Chemistry is Impacting Hydrogen Powered Electric Vehicles

Josh Goldman
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