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Beef. It’s Still What’s For Dinner
Record Prices Haven’t Pushed America Off Beef
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Don't Let Temporary Bans Become Infrastructure Policy
Pausing New Development Has Real Costs
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Deric Tilson
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for New Nuclear
The National Debt Is Calling for ACTION
Sep 18
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Matthew L. Wald
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The Glyphosate Panic Comes for America’s Forests
Glyphosate is used on a tiny fraction of federal land. Eliminating it would be an ecological mistake.
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Emily Bass
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California Punts on a Needed Wildfire Reform
It’s time to stop forcing ratepayers to subsidize homeowners’ wildfire risk
Sep 11
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Lauren Teixeira
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Climate Policy Is Getting Quieter, and That’s Good
Climate Hushing Through the Years
Sep 8
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Breakthrough Institute
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Could AI Save the Planet?
With the backlash against artificial intelligence and data centers going full tilt at the moment, much of it centered around dubious environmental…
Sep 3
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Ted Nordhaus
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Software Won’t Expand the Grid
A practical take on grid-enhancing technologies
Sep 2
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Ryan Alimento
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August 2026
Climate Change Alone Doesn’t Explain Today’s Wildfires
How land-use history shapes wildfire risk in Mediterranean Europe
Aug 28
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Emily Bass
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Does Congress Even Have a Critical Minerals Strategy?
Prospects for the Remainder of the 119th Session
Aug 17
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Peter Cook
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Seaver Wang
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America Makes The Wrong Steel For Its Transformer Supply Chain
A modern grid needs modern electrical steel
Aug 14
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Ryan Alimento
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Bioengineering the Ultimate Honeypot
Genetic engineering could help stop screwworm, crop pests, and chemical spraying
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Dan Blaustein-Rejto
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