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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?

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November 14, 2024

Federal Government Implements More Inclusive Standards for Collecting Race and Ethnicity Data

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November 13, 2024

We Need a Strong and Independent NOAA to Protect Our Lives and Homes from Climate Change

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November 13, 2024

What Happens to Science If the Department of Education Is Abolished?

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November 13, 2024

How Much Battery Storage Does Illinois Need?

James Gignac
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November 13, 2024

Project 2025 and a Second Trump Term: A Wake-Up Call for Climate Accountability

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November 12, 2024

Why Climate Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm on the Ocean Circulation System AMOC

Marc Alessi
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November 7, 2024

Campaign With Lies, Govern With Lies

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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November 6, 2024

A New Trump Era Lies Ahead. Here’s How UCS Is Responding.

Kim Waddell
Board Member

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November 6, 2024

States Must Step Up

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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November 6, 2024

A Path Forward for Science and Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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November 6, 2024

What a Second Trump Administration Means for Food and Farms

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November 6, 2024

It’s an Unpleasant Déjà Vu for Clean Transportation Advocates

Don Anair
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November 6, 2024

Can Advocates Reduce Nuclear Dangers and Advance Nuclear Justice Under a Trump Administration?

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

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November 6, 2024

A Second Trump Administration Threatens an Assault on Climate, Energy, and Justice Priorities

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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November 4, 2024

What to Expect When You’re Waiting for the Votes to Get Counted

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November 1, 2024

Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Are Worsening. We Need Action at COP29.

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Uneasy Election Enthusiasm in Philadelphia

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October 31, 2024

Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions?

Rachel Cleetus
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October 31, 2024

When Danger Season Collides with the Affordable Housing Shortage

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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October 31, 2024

COP29 Must Increase Climate Finance and Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry

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October 30, 2024

Trucking Industry Disinformation Will Cost Lives

Dave Cooke
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October 30, 2024

Intimidation Tactics Exposed in Oregon Climate Case vs. Fossil Fuel Industry

L. Delta Merner
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October 29, 2024

Why the World Needs a New UN Study on the Effects of Nuclear War

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