On March 2, an EPA news release stated the agency would be withdrawing a request for information on: 1) “an ‘operator survey’ that asked for basic information on the numbers and types of equipment at ...

Vehicles expert Dr. Daniel Sperling walks us through the future of transportation and what is needed to make self-driving cars an affordable, convenient, and efficient reality.

Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course.

Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley, and how inequities are hurting the most vulnerable residents Pablo: Water is a symbol of enormous ...

WASHINGTON (September 12, 2018)—At least two nuclear power plants may be in harm’s way when Hurricane Florence hits the East Coast later this week: Brunswick near Wilmington, North Carolina, and Surry ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2015) – Wendy’s, the international fast food chain, today issued a statement on responsibly sourcing palm oil. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) says the company's ...

Startling new research on sea level rise and the hard choices ahead for coastal communities.

A 2010 paper by UCS analyst Gregory Kulacki describing the historical and political context for discussions between the U.S. and China on cooperative space ventures.

WASHINGTON (February 11, 2014) — Today is the official publication date for Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster (New Press, $27.95), the first comprehensive account of the March 2011 Japanese ...

New York City Climate Lawsuit Dismissal Leaves Taxpayers Alone to Shoulder Massive Climate Adaptation Costs Statement by Ken Kimmell, Union of Concerned Scientists Published Jul 19, 2018 ...

WASHINGTON (January 2, 2013) – Having failed throughout 2012 to complete a much-needed overhaul of federal farm programs, Congress wrapped a one-year extension of selected 2008 Farm Bill provisions ...

Massive new subsidies will only further mask nuclear power’s considerable costs and risks while disadvantaging more cost-effective and less risky carbon reduction measures that can be implemented much ...