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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
Western States Energy Analyst

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July 10, 2020

As Schools Plead for COVID-19 Safety Information, White House Politicizes CDC Guidance

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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July 10, 2020

Heat Wave and COVID-19 Clash: Tens of Millions of People at Risk in States Seeing COVID Spikes

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Paige Greenwood

July 8, 2020

I Chose Protesting for Black Lives Matter Over Writing My PhD Dissertation

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July 8, 2020

Roundup: Without Federal Coordination, Many States See Rising COVID-19 Cases

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July 8, 2020

The Trump Administration’s Ban on International Students Hurts Us All

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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July 7, 2020

New UCS Analysis: How to Protect Democracy and Public Health During 2020 Election

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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July 7, 2020

Does Japan Support Nuclear Disarmament?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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July 6, 2020

Blaming the COVID-19 Messengers: Public Health Officials Under Siege

Derrick Z. Jackson
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July 6, 2020

Policy During a Pandemic: How to Make Research Accessible for Policymakers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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July 2, 2020

COVID-19 and Worker Safety: An Absence of Federal Leadership Is Putting Lives at Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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July 1, 2020

The Moving Forward Act: Ten Ways the House Infrastructure Proposal Will Increase Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, and Resilient Transportation

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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July 1, 2020

Is the United States Planning to Resume Nuclear Testing?

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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June 29, 2020

Don’t Say COVID-19: Fishermen and Women May Pay With Their Lives

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 29, 2020

Reviving the Gulf Dead Zone Is Worth it: Our New Report Shows the Benefits of Action

Rebecca Boehm
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June 26, 2020

Scientists Prevail in Lawsuit Against EPA Science Advice Ban

Michael Halpern
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June 26, 2020

District of Columbia Sues BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell for Misleading Public on Climate Change

Elliott Negin
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June 25, 2020

The Violence of Pollution: The Injustice of Rolling Back Clean Air Protections

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June 25, 2020

New Issue Brief: Strengthening Public Input on Solar Geoengineering Research

Shuchi Talati
Former Contributor

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June 24, 2020

Minnesota Sues ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and Top Oil and Gas Trade Association for Climate-Related Consumer Fraud

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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June 24, 2020

Is Your Minnesota Electric Cooperative Still Losing Money on Coal Power?

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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June 18, 2020

Climate Scientists Confront a Culture of Fear and Self-Censorship in Government Agencies

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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June 18, 2020

New Dietary Guidelines Could Help Us Kick Our Sugar Habit—But Will Science Win Out?

Sarah Reinhardt
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June 16, 2020

How Safe Are Children’s Products? It Might Depend on Trump’s Next Nominee to the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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June 15, 2020

Hurricane Season is Upon Us and Old Sharpies Never Die

Andrew Rosenberg
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