Articles about Congress

• RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Statement on the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act

  Washington, D.C.—May 14, 2026—Today, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Build Nuclear…

  Nuclear Energy Innovation

  

  by Spencer Toohill
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Dan Blaustein-Rejto

  Public Agricultural Research Is Drifting Away From Farm Productivity
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  Trump’s Reorganization Adds to Perfect Storm of Wildfire Risk

• RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Statement on House Passage of the 2026 Farm Bill

  Washington, DC — April 30, 2026 — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Ted Nordhaus

  Five "Pro-Nuclear But" Myths
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  • Nuclear Energy Innovation
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    by Adam Stein & Spencer Toohill

  Part 53: A Viable Licensing Pathway for New Reactors
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  • Environmental Regulatory Reform
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    by Marc Levitt

  The NEPA Everyone Is Arguing About Doesn’t Exist Anymore
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Ted Nordhaus , Ryan Alimento & Seaver Wang

  Don’t Let Stealth Deregulation Sink Permitting Reform
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emma Kovak

  USDA Regulations Stifle Innovation
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Ted Nordhaus & Alex Trembath

  Against Climate Lawfare
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  • Environmental Regulatory Reform
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    by Marc Levitt

  The Pawn Trade That Could Unlock Permitting Reform
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Peter Cook , Elizabeth McCarthy & Seaver Wang

  Mining Needs Permitting Reform Too

• 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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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  Surgeon General Pick Deepens Rift Between Trump Admin and Farmers
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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.