Articles about Congress

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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  Lessons for the 119th Congress as They Inherit an Unfinished Farm Bill
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Ted Nordhaus

  2024 Annual Report
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  Is Utility-Scale Solar Stealing Our Food? Think Again.
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Peter Cook & Seaver Wang

  Arbitrary Decision Making Means More Stalled Mine Projects on Federal Lands
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    by Nikki Chiappa & Seaver Wang

  Congress Must Seize the Opportunity to Pass the Energy Permitting Reform Act
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    by Adam Stein

  The EPA Must Update Its Nuclear Waste Disposal Standards
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Nikki Chiappa , Ted Nordhaus , Alex Trembath & more

  Understanding NEPA Litigation
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Leigh Anne Lloveras

  Addressing Challenges on The Path to Efficient Nuclear Licensing

• RELEASE: Congress Passes the ADVANCE Act, Near Unanimous Support for a New Generation of Nuclear Energy Plants

  WASHINGTON, DC, June 19 – After more than a year of negotiations, Congress approved the ADVANCE Act (Accelerating…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Adam Stein

• RELEASE: Letter from Breakthrough Institute and Partners Ask Congress to Grow Research Investments in Next Farm Bill

  Signed by 60+ agricultural organizations, environmental nonprofits, universities, and scientific associations, the…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  Farm Bill Negotiations Drag On
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Nikki Chiappa & Seaver Wang

  How The Federal Government Can Help Foster a Seafloor Metals Economy
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Leigh Anne Lloveras & Adam Stein

  Rethinking Uncontested Mandatory Hearings at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Dan Blaustein-Rejto

  New EPA Data Shows Agricultural Emissions Remain High
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Ted Nordhaus

  Five Questions for NRC Chair Chris Hanson

• RELEASE: Letter from the Breakthrough Institute, Industry, and Academia Call on Congress to Prioritize Research Funding to Mitigate Livestock Methane Emissions

  Washington, DC - April 8, 2024 — Last week, the Breakthrough Institute, joined by two dozen research universities,…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass

• RELEASE: EMIT LESS Act Marks A Step Toward Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions

  Washington, DC—Methane has a large, but short-term impact on planetary warming. Targeting enteric fermentation in…

  Food and Agriculture

  

  by Emily Bass
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Emily Bass

  How Did Agricultural Research Programs Fare Under the FY24 Spending Cuts