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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

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November 5, 2021

Perils of Censorship On Full Display in Florida University Fiasco

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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November 5, 2021

Verdict on First US Fuel Economy and Emissions Program for Trucks: Success?

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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November 4, 2021

5 Ways Rural Drivers Benefit from Electric Vehicles

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
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November 4, 2021

What is the Supply Chain for Clean Energy and Climate Change?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 4, 2021

A Local Leader Speaks Out on Nuclear Weapons

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November 3, 2021

More and More: 5 Offshore Wind Stories I’m Watching

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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November 3, 2021

Florida Governor Suppresses the Vote, State University Suppresses the Voting Experts

Andrew Rosenberg
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November 1, 2021

The Clock is Running Out to Protect Voting Rights

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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November 1, 2021

Science Is Rising: STEM Students Rocked the Vote in 2020 Election

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

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October 29, 2021

No President Should Have the Unchecked Authority to Start a Nuclear War

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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October 29, 2021

Tyson Foods Is a Monster in Disguise

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

American Petroleum Institute

October 28, 2021

Why High Natural Gas Prices Are So Spooky This Halloween

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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October 27, 2021

William Shatner, Joe Manchin, and a Rare Trip to Space and Back

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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October 27, 2021

Why Utility Planning Must Be Inclusive

Joseph Daniel
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October 27, 2021

Fossil Fuel Obstruction Brought Us the Climate Crisis: Hard Questions Big Oil CEOs Should Answer

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

October 27, 2021

Fossil Fuel CEOs to Testify in Congress: Five Greenwashing Claims Debunked

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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October 26, 2021

Welcome Silence: Biden Administration Passes on ConocoPhillips Alaskan Drilling Appeal

Derrick Z. Jackson
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October 26, 2021

Despite Cutbacks, ExxonMobil Continues to Fund Climate Science Denial

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Former Contributor

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October 26, 2021

The Day of Reckoning for the Oil Industry?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 22, 2021

The Bar for Climate Ambition is Set by Science, Not Congressional Politics

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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October 21, 2021

De-hyping China’s Missile Test

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October 21, 2021

China’s New Missile Silos: The Trump Factor

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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October 20, 2021

Republicans Reject the Freedom to Vote Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 20, 2021

Colorado’s Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Buy Your Friendship. Don’t Be Fooled.

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