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![Electric vehicle being assembled in a factory](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/ev-on-assembly-line.jpg?itok=U6ID2Y7Z)
Accelerating US Leadership in Electric Vehicles
Financial incentives for electric vehicles boost sales and decrease costs, benefiting consumers and industry.
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Fuel Efficiency and Income
Fuel efficiency and tailpipe pollution standards save money for all drivers, especially low- to middle-income earners
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![Section of infographic showing economic benefits of fuel economy standards](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/mpg-benefits-thumb.jpg?itok=Av-bdTUF)
State Benefits of Vehicle Efficiency Standards
Proposals to weaken the standards are gaining traction in the Trump administration.
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Turning Soils into Sponges
Floods and droughts in farm country do billions of dollars in damage every year. Farmers can reduce that damage by building healthier soils.
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![A desk planner showing Trump's anti-science agenda](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/sidelining-science-agenda.jpg?itok=Ma9TM4W0)
Sidelining Science Since Day One
Six months in, the Trump presidency has shown a clear pattern of actions that threaten public health and safety by eroding the role of science in policy.
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![Flooded picnic table with houses in background in Seabrook, NH](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/when-rising-seas-hit-homeThumbnail.jpg?itok=neJAYSxW)
When Rising Seas Hit Home
There comes a threshold of chronic flooding that makes normal routines impossible and forces communities to make difficult, often costly choices.
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![An illustration of a satellite weapon](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/space-based-missile-defense-illustration.jpg?itok=1bFYQTWX)
Space-Based Missile Defense
A spaced-based missile defense system would require many hundreds of orbiting interceptors to defend against one or two missiles, and it would have serious inherent vulnerabilities that would render it ineffective.
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![Cover of UCS Fact Sheet on Promises an Limits Of Biomethane](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/PromisesAndLimitsOfBiomethaneFactsheetThumbnail.jpg?itok=PFOy0X-L)
Biomethane as a Transportation Fuel
Biomethane can be used as a direct replacement for natural gas in vehicles, yet policymakers must not conflate the two fuels because they have significantly different life cycle emissions.
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Strengthening SNAP for Rural and Urban Americ
SNAP is a smart long-term investment that helps millions of people stay out of poverty and lead healthier lives. We need to make it stronger, not weaker.
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![Smart home with electric car in driveway](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/smart-home-with-electric-car.jpg?itok=bw9UHcHG)
Charging Smart
Drivers, electric utilities, and the environment can all benefit when electric vehicles are better integrated with the grid.
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![Crop rotation test fields at Iowa State University's Marsden Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/fa-sus-marsden-fields-5x3.jpg?itok=XV_EebRL)
Rotating Crops, Turning Profits
Shifting Iowa's dominant two-crop farming system toward a more diverse crop mix can be a win-win for farmers and the environment.
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![Workers standing on top of a wind turbine with mountains in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-10/workers-standing-on-wind-turbine-mountains.jpg?itok=JShuXD55)
Clean Energy Momentum: Ranking State Progress
Is your state embracing clean energy? You might be surprised at which states are leading.