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Higher-diet quality is associated with higher diet costs when eating at home and away from home
A peer-reviewed article in Public Health Nutrition.
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Building Racial Equity
How the Union of Concerned Scientists is working to center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in our science-based advocacy, impact, and workplaces.
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Census Redistricting
The Census Bureau ran into many problems conducting the decennial census in 2020, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Clean Energy Transformation
UCS and an expert advisory committee's report that says the US can and must phase out fossil fuels from the entire economy and ramp up clean renewable energy while confronting the racial and economic inequities inherent in our present energy system.
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Japan on No First Use
President Joseph Biden can immediately declare that the United States will never be the first nation to use nuclear weapons without worrying about the effect of such a declaration in Japan.
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Agricultural Soil Carbon and Carbon Markets
Agricultural soil carbon is an important tool in battling the climate crisis—but it's not a silver bullet.
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Low and Zero Emissions Zones
The Greenlining Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists explore low- and zero-emissions zones as policy tools for achieving local air quality improvements and other benefits.
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The impact of the ACA Medicaid expansion on SNAP participation
A peer-reviewed article in Food Policy.
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Slowing the Hypersonic Arms Race
Hypersonic weapons are named after a specific velocity regime—five times the speed of sound or greater. But this nomenclature is misleading, as these flight speeds are nothing new.
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Support Coal Workers
Analysis finds it is possible to support coal workers in the clean energy transition and that these comprehensive policies are affordable.
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Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
Analysis shows that federal tax credits are an effective near-term path to expand renewable energy.
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Losing Ground
Farmland consolidation—the trend toward fewer, bigger farms—has been accompanied by social and economic consequences that threaten the long-term health of farm communities.