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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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March 11, 2020

White House Removes Public Health Experts from Coronavirus Discussions

Michael Halpern
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March 11, 2020

Ask a Scientist: When It Comes to Addressing Pollution and Congestion, Are Ride-Hailing Services Taking Us for a Ride?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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March 10, 2020

Lunch in the Time of COVID-19: What Schools Need Now to Ensure Kids Don’t Go Hungry During a Pandemic

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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March 10, 2020

How Long Will My EV Battery Last? (and 3 Tips to Help it Last Longer)

Hanjiro Ambrose
Former Contributor

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March 9, 2020

The Accuracy of Hypersonic Weapons: Media Claims Miss the Mark

Cameron Tracy
Former Contributor

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March 8, 2020

Environmental Racism in Action: The Trump Administration’s Plans to Gut NEPA

Derrick Z. Jackson
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March 6, 2020

6 Ways the Agricultural Resilience Act Equips Farmers to Fight the Climate Crisis with Science

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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March 6, 2020

Trump USDA Commemorates National School Breakfast Week by Declaring Potatoes a Fruit

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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March 5, 2020

The EPA’s Rule to Restrict Science Could Compromise Your Confidential Research Data

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

UCS

March 5, 2020

Are There People Living in Hiroshima?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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March 4, 2020

Bettina Elias Siegel’s “Kid Food” Explains My Daughter’s Love Affair with a Fast Food Chain

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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March 4, 2020

The Trump EPA Is Restricting EPA Science. It’s Somehow Worse than We Expected.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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March 4, 2020

It’s Time to Ask the Candidates: How Will You Use Science to Protect Everyone?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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March 4, 2020

EPA Moves to Handcuff Its Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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March 3, 2020

The Minnesota Senate Must Do Better on Clean Energy Legislation: Here’s How

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

US Senate

March 3, 2020

Senators Must Stop Nancy Beck’s Playbook for Undermining Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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March 3, 2020

Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: a Win for Consumers’ Pockets, the Economy, and Climate, but What’s Next?

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 3, 2020

California’s Electric Sector is About to Veer Off Track in Fight Against Climate Change

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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March 3, 2020

Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Midwest

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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March 3, 2020

Science, Denied, Again. Interior Department Adds Inaccurate Climate Change Info to Reports

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

UCS

March 2, 2020

Nuclear Weapons and the 2020 Presidential Race: High Demand, Little Debate, Little Knowledge

Sean Meyer
Former Contributor

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March 2, 2020

Profiles in Cowardice: Oregon Lawmakers Run Away from Climate Action. Literally.

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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February 28, 2020

A Quick Guide to Battery Reuse and Recycling

Hanjiro Ambrose
Former Contributor

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February 28, 2020

Forest Service Budget Cuts Will Deprive US Communities of Forestry Science that Improves Climate Resilience

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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