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WASHINGTON—Following the illegal shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Elon Musk and his “DOGE” representatives have reportedly set their sights on dismantling the ...

Julie McNamara is an associate policy director with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her research focuses on policies and measures that facilitate a rapid, sustained, ...

Edwin Lyman is an internationally recognized expert on nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism as well as nuclear power safety and security. He is a member of the Institute of Nuclear Materials ...

Juan Declet-Barreto is Bilingual Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability for the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. At UCS, he researches, maps, analyzes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

BATON ROUGE, La. (February 13, 2025) — Today, Earthjustice filed a motion on behalf of the Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) asking Louisiana utility ...

WASHINGTON (February 6, 2025)— On behalf of the Trump administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leaders notified Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights employees on ...

WASHINGTON (February 6, 2025) – Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives introduced the Scientific Integrity (SI) Act. The SI Act is a crucial piece of legislation that would safeguard ...