The Union of Concerned Scientists recently expanded its board of directors to include Vicki Arroyo, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, ...

A Union of Concerned Scientists analysis of opportunities for meaningful engagement in state air permitting finds gaps in the public’s ability to participate in and influence decisions that will ...

For decades, the surface transportation reauthorization (STR) has funded highway expansion projects that have disproportionately divided and polluted communities of color. Communities of color ...

Asian American, Black, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups. For ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to dramatically reduce these emissions, especially when charged by low-carbon renewable electricity. New UCS analysis finds that over its lifetime—from ...

A comprehensive overview of solar power technologies, benefits, costs, and more from the Union of Concerned Scientists, including rooftop solar panels, large-scale solar power plants, and how solar ...

What happened: In 2020, President Trump and White House officials interfered with the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by blocking scientists and officials from speaking to ...

Latino, Black, Asian and low-income communities are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks and buses than other demographic groups in California. For many years, this has been a ...

The Trump administration is systematically attacking a wide range of public health, environmental, and safety rules. By law, federal agencies must notify the public about potential rule changes and ...

More than 950 operating satellites currently orbit the Earth, providing information and other services essential to our civilian, scientific, and economic life, as well as our military operations. As ...

For more than 50 years, UCS has fought for common sense, science-based solutions that protect people and the planet. We’re the nation’s largest independent science advocacy organization and we’re ...