Ever wonder if agriculture and green energy can work together? The answer is yes, and Jess talks with UCS experts Dr. Angel Fernandez-Bou and Vivian Yang about farming and the future of energy in the ...

WASHINGTON—Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis ...

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—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release its annual Arctic Report Card tomorrow. The report release is much anticipated given what data has already revealed ...

Relentless Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian electricity sector Wednesday have caused instabilities that forced the disconnection of all fifteen reactors at its four nuclear stations from the grid.

Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its climate adaptation and resilience plan, which outlines the department’s plans to integrate climate adaptation into USDA missions and ...

SACRAMENTO (Sept. 23, 2021)—California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed legislation sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) that will ensure future self-driving vehicles do not increase air ...

Vehicles expert Dr. Dave Cooke explains how US automakers make big environmental promises while lobbying to pollute, and what we can do about it. Colleen: During the 2021 Super Bowl commercial break, ...

What happened: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) changed its COVID-19 reporting requirements such that severe COVID-19 cases at workplaces are less likely to get reported. Why ...

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 ...

Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.