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May 5, 2025

The Next Food and Farm Bill Can Make Agriculture More Resilient—With the Help of the ARA

Congress should include the Agriculture Resilience Act in the next food and farm bill to help US farms withstand the impacts of climate change.

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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May 1, 2025

What’s at Stake in the Budget Reconciliation Process (And What You Can Do About It)

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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May 2, 2025

Status Quo Transmission Financing in California—Who Pays and Who Profits?

Vivian Yang
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March 7, 2022

Causes and Consequences of Epic Western US Drought

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March 7, 2022

Could US Nuclear Weapons Prevent an Attack on Taiwan?

Gregory Kulacki
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March 4, 2022

The Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Fire May Be Out, But the Threat Remains

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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March 4, 2022

Making Sense of Ukraine, Russia, and Nuclear Threats

Stephen Young
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March 3, 2022

Data Doesn’t Speak, People Do!

UCS Science Network

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March 1, 2022

Building Local Power With Neighborhood Microgrids

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March 1, 2022

It’s About Damn Time to Have a Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

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March 1, 2022

Putin is Holding You Hostage to Wage War in Ukraine

Jennifer Knox
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March 1, 2022

Has the Biden Administration Showed Up for the Voters Who Showed Up for Him?

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February 28, 2022

The Truck Industry’s Decades-long War on Stronger Pollution Controls

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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February 28, 2022

The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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February 22, 2022

Supreme Court Decision Could Defang EPA, Threaten Air and Water

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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February 18, 2022

How the Biden Administration Can Protect Federal Environmental Information

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February 15, 2022

Let’s Honor Hazel Johnson’s Environmental Justice Legacy During Black History Month

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February 15, 2022

A Big Climate Warning from One of the Gulf of Maine’s Smallest Marine Creatures

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February 14, 2022

Eric Lander’s Departure Is a Step toward Safer Workplaces in Science

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February 14, 2022

Stalled Build Back Better Act Risks Losing Billions for Child Nutrition

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February 11, 2022

Another Win for Science: Gray Wolves Regain Endangered Species Protection

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February 10, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Assessing the Biden Administration’s Progress in Its First Year

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February 9, 2022

Tyson’s Actions on Sustainability Don’t Match Its Words

Karen Perry Stillerman
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February 7, 2022

Could 2022 Be the Year of the Food Worker?

Sarah Reinhardt
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February 3, 2022

Defend Biomedical Researchers from Anti-Science Harassment!

Andrew Rosenberg
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February 2, 2022

Boulder Sued Big Oil for Climate Damages, Then the Marshall Fire Happened

Elliott Negin
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February 2, 2022

California Utilities Shut Off Power for Fewer People, But Too Many Are Still in the Dark

Mark Specht
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