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![Photo of White House from north side](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/white-house-north-side.jpg?itok=aUPmJWrQ)
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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![Large farm field in Polk County, Iowa](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-04/very-big-farm.jpg?itok=T4KJ5bQm)
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.
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![A research reactor](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/reactor-report-thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=7WnEe_ON)
"Advanced" Isn't Always Better
We studied the most prominent “advanced” nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunately, few are safer or more secure than current generation reactors.
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![Woman using key fob to lock white electric vehicle that is charging](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/car-charging.jpg?itok=TWHfbJll)
Federal EV Policy
Policies to increase EV adoption are an important component of a broad agenda to increase access to all modes of clean personal mobility and goods movement.
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![Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-02/diablo-canyon.jpg?itok=nLdmoGwa)
Countdown to Shutdown
With the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant retiring, California needs to replace all of Diablo Canyon’s output with clean energy.
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![wind turbines](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-02/sustainability-report-thumbnail-wind-turbines.jpg?itok=fWLaLLbF)
Walking Our Talk Sustainability Report
A periodically updated analysis of internal efforts to lower the carbon footprint of UCS.
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![A conveyor belt sends lithium ion batteries to be shredded](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-02/lithium-ion-batteries-go-to-shredder.jpg?itok=nExMVqDW)
EV Battery Recycling
Strategies for recycling lithium-ion batteries will help the continued deployment of electric vehicles.
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![Graphic of a human brain surrounded by symbols of scientific fields](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-01/brain-drain-thumbnail.jpg?itok=B2GW-fk0)
The Federal Brain Drain
The Trump administration's attacks on science damaged scientific capacity across multiple agencies. What can the Biden administration do to rebuild federal science?
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![Runoff from an Iowa farm pouring into a stream](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-01/iowa-farm-runoff-2.jpg?itok=7gfbVYc6)
Dirty Water, Degraded Soil
Overuse of nitrogen fertilizer and mismanagement of animal manure have created a costly groundwater pollution problem in Iowa. State and federal policies can help farmers control this pollution at its source.
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![Soil erosion in South Dakota](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-12/soil-erosion-south-dakota.jpg?itok=_qlaxqeT)
Eroding the Future
US farms are losing soil to erosion at an unsustainable rate. To meet this threat, we need policies that support farmers in conserving and rebuilding soil.
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![Proterra electric transit bus in Bellevue, Washington](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-11/electric-bus.jpg?itok=PpXEce2D)
Clean Fuel Standards
Grappling with climate change requires transforming how we power our economy, and no sector requires more fundamental change than transportation, which accounts for the largest share of US global warming pollution.
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![A thumbnail of a chart](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/usps-mail-delay-complaints-thumbnail.jpg?itok=8bDVUhgG)
Signed, Sealed, but Not Delivered
The evidence shows that people are having problems receiving mail.