The continued production and use of fossil fuels threatens our climate, public health, and human rights. A fossil fuel phaseout is necessary to build a healthier, safer, and more just world, and any ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (March 5, 2025) — Today, Earthjustice filed a motion on behalf of the Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) asking Louisiana utility regulators to ...

Rachel Cleetus is the Senior Policy Director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She leads the program’s efforts in designing effective and equitable policies to ...

If you are a leader of a scientific society and want to sign on to this letter, email Melissa Varga, Science Network Senior Manager, at [email protected]. Read the media alert for the letter ...

Food production in the United States is at a crossroads. For decades, the public policies and big corporations that shape our food and agricultural system have pressed farmers to manage their land ...

Dave Cooke is a Senior Scientist in the Clean Transportation Program, specializing in both light- and heavy-duty fuel economy. He conducts research on fuel efficiency technologies and the implications ...

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today delivered an open letter to leaders of Congress and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, signed by more than 2,500 scientists and other experts, urging them ...

WASHINGTON—Hundreds of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has a primary role of helping people before, during, and after climate and extreme weather disasters, have ...

Joseph Reed is Policy Director for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. An experienced government affairs professional with nearly 20 years of diverse experience ...

Last year, a record-breaking 35,000 zero-emission vans, trucks, and buses hit the road. The transition to zero-emission freight must continue and accelerate. Electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles ...

Day one executive orders issued by President Donald Trump aim to roll back regulations promoting the electrification of the transportation industry, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs).