Articles about Congress

• RELEASE: Agriculture Stakeholders Call on Congress to Fund Advanced Research Agency in FY27

  Washington, DC — March 10, 2026 — The Breakthrough Institute, joined by a broad coalition of scientific societies,…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass

• RELEASE: 2026 House Farm Bill Advances Innovation Priorities, but Senate Action Still Needed

  Washington, DC — March 6, 2026 — The House Agriculture Committee voted early Thursday morning to advance the…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Alex Trembath

  Permitting Reform or Die
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Alex Trembath , Elizabeth McCarthy & Marc Levitt

  Trump’s War on Renewables in Context
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Adam Stein

  The NRC’s Problem Isn’t Caution. It’s Architecture.
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak & Emily Bass

  Congress Punts on the Farm Bill (Again), Let’s Talk About Biotech Instead
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  • Environmental Regulatory Reform
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    by Elizabeth McCarthy & Marc Levitt

  Permitting Certainty Is a Bigger Problem Than Wind Farms
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Adam Stein

  Why Billions for Uranium Enrichment Still Won’t Deliver Nuclear Fuel
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Adam Stein

  Understanding the NRC Independence Debate
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by PJ Seel & Adam Stein

  The Current State of Radiation Protection in the United States
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak & Leah Buchman

  Revisiting the U.S. Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Spencer Toohill

  What The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Means for the American Nuclear Industry
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  • Environmental Regulatory Reform
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    by Elizabeth McCarthy

  The Fall of Permitting Reform

• RELEASE: Farm Bill Extension and FY26 USDA Funding Fall Flat

  Washington, DC — November 14, 2025 — This week, Congress passed a continuing resolution to end the longest government…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Ted Nordhaus

  Environmental Law After Environmentalism
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Alex Trembath

  Of Course Prioritizing Climate Change Means Deprioritizing Other Things

• RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Announces Opposition to Casey Means Nomination

  Washington, DC — October 27, 2025 — The Breakthrough Institute delivered a letter to Congressional leaders urging them…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Environmental Regulatory Reform
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    by Marc Levitt

  Beware Zombie NEPA