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October 7, 2025

Why Planting Too Much Corn Hurts Farmers—and the Environment

US agriculture encourages farmers to plant too much corn, which drives prices down and increases pollution that harms our water and climate.

Kathryn Anderson
Program Director, Food & Environment

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October 6, 2025

After Decades, Relief for Some Harmed by the Nuclear Weapons Industry

Lilly Adams
Senior Outreach Coordinator

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October 6, 2025

An Abundant Blindspot

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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June 6, 2011

B61-12: 12 pounds of Life Extension Program in an 8 pound bag

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

June 2, 2011

Space-Based Missile Defense: Still a Bad Idea

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

May 31, 2011

Fission Stories #42: Air Error

Dave Lochbaum
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May 25, 2011

Fukushima Dai-Ichi Unit 3: The First 80 Minutes

Dave Lochbaum
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May 25, 2011

Fukushima Dai-Ichi Unit 2: The First 60 Minutes

Dave Lochbaum
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May 25, 2011

Fukushima Dai-Ichi Unit 1: The First 30 Minutes

Dave Lochbaum
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May 24, 2011

Measure Once, Cut Twice

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

May 24, 2011

Fission Stories #41: Nature Remodels Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 22, 2011

Decay heat in Fukushima reactors

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 18, 2011

Be Careful What You Ask For: HASC Republicans Vote to Stop Surveillance of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

May 17, 2011

TEPCO Says Core of Unit 1 Melted

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 17, 2011

Fission Stories #40: No Rocket Scientists Here

Dave Lochbaum
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May 16, 2011

China’s Nuclear Arsenal: Status and Evolution

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 13, 2011

House Hearing on Nuclear Energy Risk Management

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 10, 2011

To B5b or Not To B5b

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 10, 2011

Fission Stories #39: Ripley Wouldn’t Believe It

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 7, 2011

New Estimates of Chinese Pu and HEU Production

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 3, 2011

Fukushima: 7-Week Update

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 3, 2011

Fission Stories #38: Diablo Canyon Wasn’t There Yet

Dave Lochbaum
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April 27, 2011

Goo’d Protection for Nuclear Weapons

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

April 26, 2011

Fission Stories #37: Befuddled at Brunswick

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

April 21, 2011

Susquehanna Spent Fuel Pool Concerns, and How I Ended Up at UCS

Dave Lochbaum
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April 17, 2011

How Many Cancers Did Chernobyl Really Cause?—Updated Version

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

April 15, 2011

Cleanup Lessons from TMI for Fukushima?

Dave Lochbaum
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