federal funding

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September 24, 2026

Extra Time, Quiet Cuts: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Extension

Kevin X. Shen
Senior Analyst

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April 23, 2026

Is the Way We Pay for Transportation Equitable? We Take a Close Look.

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 29, 2025

Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Close up on a car dashboard cluster with the check engine warning light on indicating a car failure.

matsou/Getty Images

July 23, 2025

The Great American Engine Stall: Science Budget Cuts Threaten US Innovation

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at his congressional confirmation hearing

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

May 14, 2025

Seven Questions for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as He Testifies Before Congress

Chitra Kumar
Former Contributer

John Phillips/Getty

April 29, 2025

The Truth Is Out There: The Cost of Roads Is Bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund, Not Electric Vehicles

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 13, 2025

The User-Pay Myth: We ALL Pay for Our Roads, Not Just Drivers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

wind turbine towers under construction inside a plant

Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

December 16, 2024

The Real Scam: Rail Against Renewables, Run Away with Factories

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Folder on desk with 100 dollars bills stuck in it.

Martin Poole/Getty Images

November 25, 2024

What’s Wrong with Billionaires Dictating the US Science Agenda?

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

A man installing a solar panel on a rooftop.

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September 18, 2024

Michigan Can Get Solar for All Right With These Steps

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

GRID Alternatives employees install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household in October 2023 in Pomona, California.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

June 6, 2024

UCS Is Following the Money in California

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

Children Cleaning Park On Earth Day, 1970

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April 22, 2024

Earth Day 2024: The Climate Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Are Worth Celebrating

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

Girl with red hat drinking water

Johnny McClung/Unsplash

May 8, 2023

More Federal Funding Can Close the Rural Water Gap. Will Congress and the USDA Step Up?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 29, 2021

Investing in a Worker-Centered Federal Response to Energy Transition

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

FEMA Photo Library

April 3, 2017

The Importance of Public Funding for Earthquake Hazard Research in Cascadia

UCS Science Network