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 ...

This analysis shows how past approaches to siting have resulted in an overconcentration of electricity infrastructure, notably polluting power plants, within or in close proximity to environmental ...

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 ...

We need to phase out fossil fuels Thankfully, the transition to cleaner vehicles that produce no tailpipe emissions is underway, but the transition away from petroleum needs to speed up to reduce ...

Scientists from pharmaceutical giant Merck skewed results of clinical trials in favor of the arthritis drug, Vioxx, to hide evidence that the drug increased patients’ risk of heart attack.

Scientists today are under more scrutiny than ever. When their research ends up at the center of a contentious public policy debate, scientists receive many legitimate requests for more information, ...

From almost the moment the 2018 food and farm bill was signed into law, agribusinesses and industry groups have spent more than half a billion dollars lobbying on issues that include the next food and ...

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 ...