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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
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September 5, 2012

Buyer Beware: Midwest Utilities Experience Coal Plant Sticker Shock; Will New Nuclear Do the Same for the South?

Ellen Vancko
Former contributor

September 5, 2012

Technical Blog on Missile Defense

David Wright
Former Contributor

September 4, 2012

What Wood You Do: Solutions for Deforestation-Free Wood Products

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

September 4, 2012

Obama, Romney Answer Questions on Science Policy Through Science Debate

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

September 4, 2012

Fission Stories #108: Thanks Congressman Markey

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 1, 2012

Would a Large-scale Reforestation Effort Help Counter the Global Warming Impacts of Deforestation?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

August 31, 2012

Sea Level Rise in Florida Is No Laughing Matter

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

August 31, 2012

UCS Awards Young Scientists for Work Outside of the Lab

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

August 31, 2012

Smiley Faces vs. Vampires: Knowledge (About Power) Is Power

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

August 30, 2012

A Clean Energy Lesson From "Sesame Street": Cooperation Makes it Happen

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

August 28, 2012

Cars and Mars

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

August 28, 2012

Fission Stories #107: Mystery Plug

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 27, 2012

New York Times: Distorting Chinese Press Report on Missile Capabilities?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

August 27, 2012

Hurricane Watch Checklist: Four Factors that Strengthen and Four that Weaken Tropical Cyclones

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

August 24, 2012

Another Price of Oil

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

August 23, 2012

Cumulative Effects of Non-Regulation

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 21, 2012

New "Attributes" of the Clean Vehicle Standards

Jim Kliesch
Former contributor

August 21, 2012

Clean Vehicle Standards: Anatomy of a Rule

Jim Kliesch
Former contributor

August 21, 2012

Misguided D.C. Circuit Court Ruling Blocks Limits on Harmful Pollution from Power Plants

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

August 21, 2012

Fission Stories #106: Lightning Strikes Twice

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 20, 2012

DOD Agreement Sheds Light on NNSA Problems

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

August 20, 2012

The 2012 U.S. Drought and Our Future

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

August 17, 2012

Disputes and Rising Costs Spell Trouble for the Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Ellen Vancko
Former contributor

August 16, 2012

We're NASA and We Know It Makes Me LMFAO (with Curiosity)

Michael Halpern
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