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Endorsement of the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2026

The NCARS Act would amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a durable, coordinated federal approach to national resilience.

07.17.26 | 2 min read
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Amid Sweltering Weather, the Federation of American Scientists Releases Expert-Sourced “State and Local Heat Policy Agenda”

Nearly 150 organizations and government officials have endorsed the call to action and solutions for extreme heat, now public at HeatAgenda.US Washington, D.C. – July 7, 2026 – As millions of Americans continue to struggle to stay cool following one of the hottest Independence Day holidays on record, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), one […]

07.07.26 | 3 min read
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The State and Local Heat Policy Agenda

Addressing rising heat will take all of us. Together, we can create heat-safe homes, workplaces, schools, childcare facilities, and communities – the backbone of a heat-ready nation.

07.07.26 | 5 min read
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I Want to Talk About Solar Geoengineering and You Should Too!

If you’re new to the climate intervention space, welcome! The TL;DR: if we can’t stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change with current tools quickly enough, then we need a bigger toolbox.

06.02.26 | 6 min read
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Disaster Policy Nerds Explain the Good, Bad, and Ugly in FEMA Review Council Report

After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.

05.21.26 | 8 min read
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A Plan for Revitalizing the U.S. Auto Industry

Don’t like the Chinese-backed EVs that are undercutting your market? Start with a well-designed statute to strengthen market oversight and competition while also providing American companies with support.

04.23.26 | 13 min read
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Hot Takes: What the FY27 Presidential Budget Request Means for Climate and Energy

Once upon a time, the President’s budget was a realistic proposal to Congress about what the federal government should spend money on. These days, it’s essentially just a declaration of everything the President would do if Congress didn’t matter at all.

04.07.26 | 11 min read
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2026 Is Year of the Female Farmer. We Spoke to Five Who Are Also Technologists.

For International Year of the Woman Farmer and International Women’s Month, we spoke to five women farmers in America about planting the next generation.

03.27.26 | 6 min read
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Igniting Innovation: Progress and a Path Forward for Wildfire Policy

From California to New Jersey, wildfires are taking a toll—costing the United States up to $424 billion annually and displacing tens of thousands of people. Congress needs solutions.

03.11.26 | 3 min read
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Press release
FAS Launches New “Center for Regulatory Ingenuity” to Modernize American Governance, Drive Durable Climate Progress

FAS is launching the Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI) to build a new, transpartisan vision of government that works – that has the capacity to achieve ambitious goals while adeptly responding to people’s basic needs.

02.12.26 | 4 min read
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FAS Opposes EPA Move to Revoke 2009 Endangerment Finding

This runs counter to public opinion: 4 in 5 of all Americans, across party lines, want to see the government take stronger climate action.

02.12.26 | 2 min read
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To scale up climate solutions, local governments need to accelerate system changes

Cities need to rapidly become compact, efficient, electrified, and nature‑rich urban ecosystems where we take better care of each other and avoid locking in more sprawl and fossil‑fuel dependence.

01.16.26 | 11 min read
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