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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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June 22, 2012

Rio+20: Stopping Short of the Summit

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 21, 2012

Rio+20: Where’s the Science?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 21, 2012

Shareholder Resolutions and Nuclear Power Safety

Bettina Fest
Former Contributor

June 20, 2012

The Top Ten International Negotiation Terms for [In]action

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 20, 2012

DEJA-vu: Another Oil-Backed Attack on Public Health

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

June 20, 2012

Rio+20: What Does It Mean for Climate Change and Renewable Energy?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 20, 2012

UCS Comments on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel from Pools to Dry Casks

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 19, 2012

The Storm Before the Storm: A Day of Rest (?) at Rio+20

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 19, 2012

Negotiation Nostalgia: How Diplomats Negotiate International Agreements

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

June 19, 2012

Rio+20 Week 2: Reflecting on the Past and Moving Ahead(?)

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 19, 2012

Fission Stories #97: His Left Foot

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

June 18, 2012

We Found Independent Experts—the FDA Can Too

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

June 18, 2012

Rio+20: Too Little, Too Late?

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

June 18, 2012

Shenzhou 9 – Tiangong 1 Docking

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 18, 2012

Update of UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

June 16, 2012

Shenzhou 9 Launch

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 15, 2012

Speaking Up for Scientists Who Receive Death Threats

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

June 15, 2012

A Day in the Life at Rio+20

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 15, 2012

Rio+20 101: An Introductory Guide to Rio+20

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 14, 2012

China’s Shenzhou 9 Mission

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 14, 2012

GMO Industry All Wet about Drought Tolerant Engineered Crops, But You Can Help Turn the Tide

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

June 13, 2012

Little to Show for a Decade Without the ABM Treaty

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

June 13, 2012

Clarifying How General Electric Influences Climate Science and Policy

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

June 13, 2012

Greetings from the Rio +20 Summit!

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

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