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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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September 6, 2019

Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 5, 2019

Today’s Vehicles, Tomorrow: How Automakers Can Meet Strong 2025 Efficiency Standards

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Melting glaciers are a clear sign of climat change and global warming.

September 5, 2019

Gut Check Time for the Paris Agreement

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

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September 4, 2019

Intense: 5 Remarkable Facts about Hurricane Dorian

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

NOAA

August 30, 2019

Hurricane Dorian: What the Presidential Candidates—and All of Us—Need to Know

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

August 29, 2019

How Can I Choose My Electricity? Options that Make a Difference Personally and Nationally

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

August 29, 2019

Women Scientists Form a Policy Advocacy Network in the Mid-Atlantic

UCS Science Network

August 28, 2019

Up Close with California’s Power Grid Operator

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

DOE

August 28, 2019

States March toward 100% Clean Energy–Who’s Next?

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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August 27, 2019

Is this Michigan Utility’s Resource Plan the Worst Ever?

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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August 27, 2019

Time is Not on Our Side for Expert Review of Restricted Science Rule

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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August 26, 2019

The $2.5 Billion Question Waiting at FERC

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

August 26, 2019

“More Nukes” Will Not Make Anyone Safer

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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August 26, 2019

Coal Power Trends: Visualizing the Decline of America’s Dirtiest Fuel

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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August 23, 2019

8 Times Your Voice has been Silenced by the Trump Administration

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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August 23, 2019

AB 5 is an Opportunity to Protect Workers and the Environment

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

August 22, 2019

Facing Uncertain Future, Puffins Adapt to Survive Climate Change

Derrick Z. Jackson
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August 22, 2019

EPA Administrator Wheeler Worsens Particulate Pollution Review Process

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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August 21, 2019

On Mental Health and Guns, Experts Ordered Not to Contradict President Trump’s Lies

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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August 21, 2019

Economics, Equity, and Climate Change: Back to School on Climate Economics

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August 21, 2019

Why Did the Pentagon Conduct a Treaty-Violating Test?

David Wright
Former Contributor

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August 19, 2019

Amazon Deforestation and Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s Attack on Science

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August 16, 2019

The Scientific Integrity Act and the Importance of Storytelling in Science Communication

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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August 16, 2019

Now’s the Time for California to Start Planning for Self-Driving Cars

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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