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![A For Sale sign outside a barn on a US farm](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-04/farm-for-sale.jpg?itok=J2EVCjcC)
Bigger Farms, Bigger Problems
Farmland consolidation is harming US rural communities—and better policies can help.
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![Severe erosion in Montgomery County, Iowa](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-12/severe-erosion-iowa.jpg?itok=uPmK58wD)
How Soil Erosion Threatens Food and Farms
Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.
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![2020 Science Defenders](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-12/All%20Science%20Defenders_0.png?itok=QQOtM-rZ)
2020 UCS Science Defenders
2020 UCS Science Defenders
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2020 Annual Report
How did UCS perform in 2020?
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![Map showing readiness for November 2020 election by state](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-07/voting-reform-map-for-thumb.jpg?itok=2PJhjpIU)
Voting and COVID-19
COVID-19 has amplified the US electoral system's many problems. Will state governments do what's needed to ensure a free and fair 2020 election?
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![Person in yellow and white face mask.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-05/1500-900-sao-paulo-mask.jpg?itok=w3lwSplQ)
COVID-19 Climate Hazards
Climate hazards across the world will inevitably collide with the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that will disrupt emergency responses to both.
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Maps of Flooding Risk and COVID-19
A before/after slider that compares two scenarios: 20% versus 40% reduction in contact.
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![Line chart for thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-02/thumbnail%20preview.jpg?itok=ODt0tmw7)
Ride-Hailing is a Problem for the Climate
Ride-hailing services are increasing carbon pollution. What can be done?
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![Cover illustration from UCS book Breathe In the Smog, Drink In the Lead](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-02/breathe-in-the-smog-thumb.jpg?itok=ZbG6SgT8)
Breathe In the Smog, Drink In the Lead
Clean air, clean water, good food, safe toys: that's the way it should be for kids. But thanks to some not-so-nice-men in Washington, DC, that's not the way it is.
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![2019 Science Defenders](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-12/GotScience-Yellow.png?itok=IfUVYTOV)
2019 UCS Science Defenders
UCS is proud to announce the 2019 Science Defenders—five individuals and groups who have taken a stand for science.
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![Children holding signs in support of the climate strike](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-11/children-climate-strike.jpg?itok=7bm49E8D)
2019 Annual Report
How did UCS perform in 2019?
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Killer Heat Interactive Tool
How much heat can you endure? Our tool shows what to expect in every region of the country.