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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

“It’s a shame that the House leadership decided to leave Washington without finishing the Farm Bill. Congress’ failure to act is creating tremendous uncertainty for our nation’s farmers, who rely on ...

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 (May 31, 2017)—A majority of ExxonMobil shareholders voted in favor of a proposal calling for the oil company to disclose how global efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping ...

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 ...

Federal agencies have made great strides in establishing new scientific integrity policies, but four years after they started this process) agencies were inconsistent and sometimes lackluster in their ...

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 throughout the Sierra Nevada are well ...