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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

Gretchen Goldman
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December 12, 2019

Renewables and Storage Could Revolutionize our Electric Power System

Elliott Negin
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December 12, 2019

La energía solar es cada vez más eficiente, menos costosa y más resiliente

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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December 11, 2019

Electric Companies Like Entergy Are Using Affiliate Transactions to Block Renewable Energy, Here’s How

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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December 11, 2019

Ask a Scientist: How to Ensure Underserved Communities Benefit from Energy Storage

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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December 10, 2019

Congress Misses the Mark on PFAS in the NDAA

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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December 10, 2019

Michigan Should Reject DTE’s Integrated Resource Plan, Here’s Why

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 9, 2019

Have I got a Deal for you! Let’s get this STARTed.

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

USDA

December 9, 2019

¿Qué tipo de sociedad somos? Jornaleras y jornaleros agrícolas a merced del cambio climático

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

USDA

December 9, 2019

Pesticides, Heat, and the People Who Feed Us: Climate Change Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Job Even Worse

Rafter Ferguson
Former Contributor

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December 6, 2019

The Trump Administration’s Latest: A Plan to Foul the Alaska Arctic

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

Jessica Collingsworth

December 5, 2019

Illinois Youth Lead Strike for Climate Justice

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

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December 5, 2019

Carta abierta exige la energía limpia en lugar de subestación en East Boston

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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December 5, 2019

Open Letter Demands Clean Energy Alternative to Risky Eversource Substation

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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December 5, 2019

Three Reasons why The Pentagon Must Address Climate Change as a National Security Threat

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

December 5, 2019

EPA Science Advisors Fail to Reach Consensus on Particulate Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

Mike Olliver

December 4, 2019

Expanding Professional Development Opportunities for Scientists Beyond the Lab

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December 4, 2019

Communities Face Harm When the EPA Dismantles Chemical Safety Protections

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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December 3, 2019

How Civic Engagement is Protecting the 2020 Census in California

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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December 3, 2019

Keeping Up With Scientific Integrity: July-September 2019

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

December 3, 2019

Court Hears Challenge to EPA Science Advice Ban

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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December 2, 2019

Profiles in Cowardice: Toyota, GM, and Fiat Chrysler Join the List

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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December 2, 2019

Why (Some) Automakers Are Working with the Trump Administration to Undermine the Clean Air Act

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

November 27, 2019

Pope Francis Condemns Nuclear Deterrence

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 27, 2019

Introducing Federal Scientist (now under the Trump administration) Barbie™!

Jacob Carter
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