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 (January 3, 2025)—The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final rules today governing implementation of the 45V Credit for the ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA (December 31, 2024)—Dr. Kyle Meng, an associate professor at the Bren School of Environmental Management and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, ...

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 The notion that security can be attained through stockpiling more and more nuclear weapons is outdated.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 ...

Paul Arbaje is an energy analyst in the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. In his role, he analyzes the impacts of electricity policies in the United States, and advocates ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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—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 ...

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 ...