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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 24, 2019

How Cereal Companies and Consumers Can Make Breakfast Better

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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July 24, 2019

A Spoonful of Science in Your Surprisingly Powerful Cereal Bowl

Marcia DeLonge
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July 24, 2019

What I Will Say to the House Committee on Natural Resources about Attacks on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
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July 24, 2019

You Won’t Hear President Trump Boast About These Records

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

July 24, 2019

China Holds Firm on No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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July 23, 2019

Vulnerable Populations Across US Metro Areas at Risk of Fatal Heat by Mid-Century

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

As temperatures soar above the 100ºF mark, hitting a high of 106ºF by mid-day, children play in open fire hydrants during a heat wave in New York, NY.

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July 22, 2019

African Americans Are Disproportionately Exposed to Extreme Heat

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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July 22, 2019

Our Children Deserve Better: Trump’s EPA Refuses to Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide. Again.

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

July 22, 2019

UCS Extreme Heat Report: A Call to Action on Midwest Clean Energy

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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July 22, 2019

As Heatwave Blankets Nation, Utility Disconnect Policies Can Kill

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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July 22, 2019

Will the US Be a Dystopian Hellscape in 2100 if Emissions Keep Rising?

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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July 19, 2019

This Weekend’s Heatwave Is the Future of Extreme Heat: 3 Things You Should Know and Do

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 19, 2019

Raising the Bar on Offshore Wind: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Maryland, Virginia…

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

July 17, 2019

What I’ll Tell Congress at Today’s Hearing on Politics and Science

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

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July 16, 2019

Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in Colorado?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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July 16, 2019

Trump Administration Dramatically Reduces Penalties for Auto Inefficiency

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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July 16, 2019

Climate Change and Wine – Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

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July 16, 2019

5 Great Public Health Resources for Dealing With Extreme Heat

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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July 16, 2019

Top Ten Heat-Related Terms You Need to Pay Attention to While Reading UCS’s Killer Heat Report

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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July 15, 2019

Attacks on Public Health and Safety that the Scientific Integrity Act Could Have Prevented

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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July 15, 2019

Drilling Down on the Attempted Takedown of the Government’s Advisory Committees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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July 15, 2019

Groups Urge Support of Scientific Integrity Act as Congressional Hearing Looms

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 15, 2019

Trumpery, Codswallop, and this Administration’s Real Environmental Record

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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July 15, 2019

10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year

Elliott Negin
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