The Trump EPA withdrew a request (initiated by the Obama EPA) for data on methane emissions from the US oil and gas industry. What happened: The Trump EPA withdrew a request (initiated by the Obama ...

the interwoven role of science in international climate negotiations the need for global action on climate change how the climate crisis is affecting those countries who have contributed the least to ...

WASHINGTON (May 26, 2017)—The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans from the occurrence of a ...

What happens upstream… goes downstream. Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course. Colleen: Rebecca, welcome ...

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, 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 ...

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2017)—Sunday, October 1, marks the 25th anniversary of the first U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Under these agreements, both countries have cut their ...

This paper by UCS analyst Gregory Kulacki was delivered December 15, 2010, at a UCS-hosted event, “Moving Ahead on Space Security,” held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. Kulacki ...

WASHINGTON (July 19, 2018)—A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City seeking to hold five of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies liable for climate damages. U.S. District ...

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 ...

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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (February 27, 2017)—The California Department of Water Resources will conduct its snow survey on March 1. Already, electronic sensors show that the snowpack and its water content ...