There are no winners in a nuclear war. There are no winners in a nuclear war. The notion that security can be attained through stockpiling more and more nuclear weapons is outdated. But thinking that ...

At the end of each year, the Union of Concerned Scientists honors several individuals and groups who use science to improve the world and help people, including those who have taken a stand to protect ...

WASHINGTON—Today marks the 9th anniversary of the Paris Agreement’s adoption, which set crucial science-informed goals to limit catastrophic climate change. Under the agreement adopted by nearly every ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Biden administration announced its updated target for reducing U.S. global warming emissions 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035 under the Paris Agreement. The Paris climate ...

Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists ...

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2024)—The U.S. Department of Justice, through Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, submitted two significant briefs yesterday urging the Supreme Court to reject petitions in ...

The House of Representatives today released legislation to fund the government through March 2025. The bill also includes a year-long extension of the 2018 Agriculture Innovation Act, known as the ...

WASHINGTON—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual Arctic Report Card today. The report release is much anticipated given scientific agencies are already ...

Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) will slash air pollution and heat-trapping emissions and avoid the daily consumption of millions of gallons of gasoline in the United States. The nationwide ...

The Union of Concerned Scientists is on an ongoing journey to becoming a more inclusive and anti-racist organization. This document summarizes the past year of efforts by staff and board members to ...

WASHINGTON (December 4, 2024)—The United States presented its oral arguments today to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as part of the historic hearings on climate change in The Hague. The ...

WASHINGTON (December 17, 2024)—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released an updated study evaluating the economic, national security, and environmental impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...