Talking with Senior Energy Analyst Paula García about the findings of "On the Road to 100-Percent Renewables" and how states can meet 100 percent of their electricity demand by as early as 2035.

Our food and agriculture face a lot of complex, interconnected problems, and the 2023 farm bill gives us an opportunity to address the problems in a systematic way (rather than the currently insufficient, piecemeal approach).

En inglés Vivimos en una época de gran volatilidad en el precio del gas que ha afectado a casi todos los sectores de nuestra economía. También vivimos una época plagada de costosos fenómenos meteorológicos “que no son normales”. De hecho, el Grupo In

Highlights from my testimony before the US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

Recently, UCS organized a sign-on letter endorsed by 10 scientific, professional, and academic organizations, asking 24 federal science agencies about their progress toward advancing more inclusive science advice. You can find the full text of the le

Last night, a draft Supreme Court opinion on a pending Mississippi case was leaked—one that, if finalized, would reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision affirming the Constitutional right to abortion. While the draft opinion does not rely on a scientif

The trifecta of good news includes a UCS-Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition report, a state climate action plan, and a historic proposed utility settlement agreement.

Imagina: Es la primavera del año 2040. En un día cálido y ventoso en el suroeste de Detroit, te detienes bajo un magnolio repleto de flores rosadas y blancas. El aire huele a lluvia, y comparado con el aire con el que creciste, tu nariz y pulmones lo

Imagine: It’s spring in the year 2040. On a warm, windy day in Southwest Detroit, you pause under a magnolia tree. Its buds are full to bursting with pink and white blossoms. The air smells like rain, and—compared to what you grew up with—feels clean

Transportation, the biggest contributor to US climate change since 2016, and its emissions are projected to increase.

On Workers Memorial Day, honoring the 13 US workers who die each day from a work-related injury.

UCS President Johanna Chao Kreilick reflects on the first celebration of Earth Day, and how the collective action it inspired can guide us today.

Welcome changes by the Biden administration will allow for more meaningful environmental reviews.

Is getting to 100 percent renewable energy possible? Can the transition be managed equitably, to benefit all? Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst Paula García says yes: she and several UCS partners teamed up on a report describing how states can achieve

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its sixth assessment of climate change, comprised of three separate reports presenting the latest science on climate change, related impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, and mit

An important milestone, but the true test will be how well these changes are implemented and codified

An important victory and another reason Congress needs to pass the Scientific Integrity Act.

The transition to renewable energy will bring benefits in jobs, energy costs, and health. Will we let a chorus of disinformation stymie it?

In this quarterly news roundup on issues of scientific integrity, Liz Borkowski describes the CDC's potentially misleading new COVID-19 monitoring, bullying at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the state of federal scientif

A supporter has questions about the appropriate parameters for UCS research and advocacy. Using our investigation of Tyson Foods and the US agricultural industry writ large as a jumping-off point, I turned to Stillerman, a senior analyst with the Foo

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $8 billion in funding for the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a hydrogen hubs program. What DOE does next will determine whether the program propels our nation’s clean energy transition forward—or whet

A new guide by UCS and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund will help scientists navigate the legal system.

Esta es una traducción del artículo que fue publicado el 8 de marzo por el autor Ed Lyman, Director, Seguridad de la Energía Nuclear de la Unión de Científicos Conscientes A principios de marzo, las tropas rusas en Ucrania ocuparon la más grande cen

Disclosure is only the first step in holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their public statements on climate.