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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.

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May 1, 2025

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

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May 2, 2025

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September 24, 2020

A 2021 Vision for a Stronger Office of Science and Technology Policy

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September 23, 2020

Lost Voters: Voter Turnout, Suppression and Mobilization in Key 2020 Election Counties

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September 22, 2020

Las esterilizaciones forzadas de ICE son un crimen de lesa humanidad

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September 21, 2020

Climate, Clean Energy, and Environmental Justice in Massachusetts: The Legislature’s Next Move

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September 21, 2020

Council on Foreign Relations Gives Terrible Advice on Taiwan and China

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September 19, 2020

ICE’s Forced Sterilizations Are a Crime Against Humanity

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September 18, 2020

The THRIVE Resolution Puts Forth a Bold and Just Economic and Climate agenda

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September 18, 2020

Thank Science for Vaccines – Not Funders, Industries, or Politicians

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September 18, 2020

Superfund Site Cleanups Ignore Communities of Color

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September 18, 2020

Is the United States Planning a Nuclear-Armed, Intercontinental-Range, Hypersonic Missile?

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The RPM Act – How a Multi-billion Dollar Industry is Trying to Ruin Our Air

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Will BP Finally Succeed at Moving Beyond Petroleum? To Survive, It Must.

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September 16, 2020

Three Tips for Getting Political Candidates on the Record About Science

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September 15, 2020

What I Told CNN: A Climate Denier Shouldn’t Be Leading at NOAA

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Political Officials Undermine CDC Scientists’ COVID-19 Studies

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September 14, 2020

Who Gets the First COVID-19 Vaccines? The Answer is a Complex Tangle of Science and Ethics

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In the US West Scorched by Wildfires, We Can Barely Breathe. It’s Going to Get Worse.

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El trabajo más difícil dentro del sector de la pesca no es pescar sino procesar el pescado durante una pandemia global

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Is BP Finally Committing to Ambitious Climate Action–or About to Fool Us Twice? Five Things to Look For in Its Climate Strategy

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Ask an Expert: Reviving the Gulf of Mexico’s Dead Zone

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Trade Groups Must Be Challenged for Their Harmful Climate Deception

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The Evidence is Clear: The US Public Wants Science-Based Policies for COVID-19

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